Agnes Water flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Agnes Water (Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 58.88 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Agnes Water's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Agnes Water at a glance

Parcels 2,938 Median lot 1,700 m² Mapped easements 253 Schools in suburb 2

Schools in and near Agnes Water

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

2

2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Agnes Water is zoned

Rural Residential 55%
Conservation 19%
Emerging Communities 6%
Open Space 5%
Character Residential 4%
Rural 4%

Selling in Agnes Water? 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 58.88 km², Agnes Water is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 53% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The median lot measures about 1,700 m² across 2,938 parcels.

Who lives in Agnes Water

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Agnes Water suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
2,729
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,112
per week, Gladstone Regional suburb typical $1,361
Median rent
$320
per week, Gladstone Regional suburb typical $240
Median mortgage
$1,500
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 929, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Agnes Water's 2,729 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.1%
5-14 11.7%
15-19 4.3%
20-24 2.2%
25-34 7.2%
35-44 12.6%
45-54 16.8%
55-64 19.8%
65-74 16.4%
75-84 4.2%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Agnes Water - Miriam Vale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Agnes Water. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Agnes Water itself.

4,398 in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.

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.

Agnes Water 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Agnes Water 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 Agnes Water lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Agnes Water planning - frequently asked

Is Agnes Water flood-prone?

About 44% of Agnes Water falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Agnes Water bushfire-prone?

Around 53% of Agnes Water is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.

What is the zoning in Agnes Water?

The dominant planning zone in Agnes Water is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Emerging Communities.

Does Agnes Water have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Agnes Water.

What is the typical lot size in Agnes Water?

Across 2,938 surveyed parcels in Agnes Water, the median lot size is about 1,700 m². There are also 253 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Agnes Water?

At the 2021 Census Agnes Water had 2,729 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area, which contains Agnes Water, went from 4,398 people in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.

Is Agnes Water an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Agnes Water scores 929 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Agnes Water?

Median household income in Agnes Water was $1,112 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Seventeen Seventy 7.0 km 50% 20%
Round Hill 9.6 km 45% 85%
Captain Creek 14.3 km 36% 92%
Deepwater 16.7 km 58% 70%
Eurimbula 19.9 km 53% 61%
Oyster Creek 23.1 km 47% 88%
Taunton 24.1 km 43% 70%
Mount Tom 27.1 km 34% 89%
Baffle Creek 27.7 km 66% 93%
Turkey Beach 30.6 km 79% 35%

See all Gladstone Regional suburb profiles →