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Wrattens Forest flood map & planning overlays

The largest median lots in Gympie Regional, 827 ha, and 97% under environmental overlays.

A planning-constraint profile of Wrattens Forest (Gympie Regional, QLD) - 158.33 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wrattens Forest's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wrattens Forest

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
30%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
3%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 5,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±30% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Wrattens Forest at a glance

Parcels 10 Median lot 8,265,159 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Wrattens Forest

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 8.97 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 14.54 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Wrattens Forest address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Wrattens Forest is zoned

Environmental Management And Conservation 95%
Rural 5%
Open Space 0%

Selling in Wrattens Forest? 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 158.33 km², Wrattens Forest is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 35% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management And Conservation. The median lot measures about 8,265,159 m² across 10 parcels.

Wrattens Forest data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Wrattens Forest address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Wrattens Forest. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Wrattens Forest. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Wrattens Forest lot.

Wrattens Forest planning - frequently asked

Is Wrattens Forest flood-prone?

About 35% of Wrattens Forest falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Wrattens Forest; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Wrattens Forest bushfire-prone?

Around 86% of Wrattens Forest is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.

Is Wrattens Forest under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Wrattens Forest, and over about 30% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,500 ft, with an average of 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Wrattens Forest?

The dominant planning zone in Wrattens Forest is Environmental Management And Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Open Space.

Does Wrattens Forest have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Wrattens Forest.

What is the typical lot size in Wrattens Forest?

Across 10 surveyed parcels in Wrattens Forest, the median lot size is about 8,265,159 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Manumbar 9.2 km 44% 60%
Widgee 9.8 km 39% 75%
Upper Glastonbury 14.8 km 29% 72%
Black Snake 18.2 km 36% 89%
Elgin Vale 18.8 km 38% 52%
Amamoor Creek 19.3 km 29% 89%
Upper Kandanga 19.4 km 31% 87%
Barambah 21.3 km 48% 48%
Oakview 21.8 km 37% 66%
Glastonbury 22.4 km 32% 61%

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