Wooroonooran flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wooroonooran
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 252.94 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
252.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wooroonooran's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wooroonooran at a glance
Schools in and near Wooroonooran
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.02 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.29 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Wooroonooran is zoned
Selling in Wooroonooran? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 252.94 km², Wooroonooran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 317,019 m² across 23 parcels.
Wooroonooran data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Wooroonooran address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wooroonooran lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wooroonooran planning - frequently asked
Is Wooroonooran flood-prone?
About 28% of Wooroonooran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Wooroonooran bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Wooroonooran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Wooroonooran?
The dominant planning zone in Wooroonooran is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Rural.
Does Wooroonooran have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wooroonooran.
What is the typical lot size in Wooroonooran?
Across 23 surveyed parcels in Wooroonooran, the median lot size is about 317,019 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topaz | 7.1 km | 35% | 1% |
| Bartle Frere Cairns Regional |
10.9 km | 71% | <1% |
| Woopen Creek Cairns Regional |
11.4 km | 54% | 2% |
| Glen Allyn | 12.6 km | 43% | 1% |
| Butchers Creek | 12.9 km | 34% | 11% |
| Wooroonooran Cassowary Coast Regional |
14.2 km | 31% | 0% |
| Ngatjan Cassowary Coast Regional |
14.5 km | 36% | 0% |
| Ngatjan Cairns Regional |
15.1 km | 28% | <1% |
| Mungalli | 15.7 km | 30% | <1% |
| Wooroonooran Cairns Regional |
15.8 km | 19% | 15% |