Wycarbah flood map & planning overlays
Wycarbah leans wet: 58.4% flood against 37.4% bushfire, on 43 ha lots.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Wycarbah
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 213.59 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
213.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wycarbah'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Wycarbah properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 124 analysed Wycarbah properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 124 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wycarbah.
Has Wycarbah flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Wycarbah: 6 of the 124 properties we analysed (4.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 6). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 124 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
6 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 6
Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wycarbah
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Wycarbah at a glance
Schools in and near Wycarbah
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 4.32 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.57 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 Wycarbah is zoned
Selling in Wycarbah? 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 213.59 km², Wycarbah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 426,792 m² across 141 parcels.
Who lives in Wycarbah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wycarbah suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 936, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wycarbah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wycarbah itself.
2,720 in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Wycarbah 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Wycarbah address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →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 Wycarbah. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Wycarbah lot.
Wycarbah planning - frequently asked
Is Wycarbah flood-prone?
About 58% of Wycarbah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 124 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Wycarbah; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Wycarbah flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Wycarbah: 6 of the 124 properties we analysed (4.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 6). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Wycarbah bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Wycarbah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Wycarbah under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Wycarbah in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 ft. 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 Wycarbah?
The dominant planning zone in Wycarbah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose.
Does Wycarbah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wycarbah.
Is Wycarbah hilly or flat?
Wycarbah is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 16% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 56 m to 174 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Wycarbah?
Across 141 surveyed parcels in Wycarbah, the median lot size is about 426,792 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Wycarbah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wycarbah scores 936 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalapa | 11.8 km | 31% | 74% |
| Westwood | 12.5 km | 27% | 56% |
| Morinish South | 15.9 km | 56% | 45% |
| Gogango | 19.7 km | 57% | 46% |
| Dalma | 20.3 km | 31% | 36% |
| Bushley | 20.5 km | 28% | 78% |
| Stanwell | 22.9 km | 33% | 76% |
| Nine Mile | 27.5 km | 47% | 42% |
| Westwood Banana Shire |
28.7 km | 37% | 52% |
| Ridgelands | 29.2 km | 45% | 24% |