Yowah zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yowah
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 2909.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2909.46 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yowah's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Yowah at a glance
Schools in and near Yowah
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: 20.89 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 80.29 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 Yowah is zoned
Selling in Yowah? 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 2909.46 km², Yowah is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,312 m² across 239 parcels.
Who lives in Yowah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yowah 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 889, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yowah's 126 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yowah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yowah itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Yowah data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | 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 Yowah 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Yowah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Yowah planning - frequently asked
Is Yowah flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Yowah, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Paroo Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Yowah bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Yowah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Yowah?
The dominant planning zone in Yowah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Industry.
Does Yowah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Yowah.
What is the typical lot size in Yowah?
Across 239 surveyed parcels in Yowah, the median lot size is about 2,312 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Yowah?
At the 2021 Census Yowah had 126 usual residents, with a median age of 62 and an average household size of 1.6 people. The wider Far South West statistical area, which contains Yowah, went from 3,708 people in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
Is Yowah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yowah scores 889 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yowah?
Median household income in Yowah was $491 a week at the 2021 Census, against $896 for the typical suburb in Paroo Shire. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eulo | 61.8 km | <1% | 14% |
| Humeburn | 82.6 km | Not mapped | 19% |
| Thargomindah Bulloo Shire |
85.2 km | <1% | 7% |
| Hungerford Bulloo Shire |
89.9 km | 0% | 11% |
| Hungerford | 110.8 km | 0% | 10% |
| Cuttaburra | 118.1 km | 0% | 15% |
| Cunnamulla | 118.5 km | 20% | 13% |
| Quilpie Quilpie Shire |
122.9 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Coongoola | 127.6 km | 42% | 10% |
| Tuen | 136.2 km | 0% | 22% |