Aldershot flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Aldershot
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 21.31 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
21.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Aldershot's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aldershot at a glance
Schools in and near Aldershot
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: 2.61 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.61 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 Aldershot is zoned
Selling in Aldershot? 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 21.31 km², Aldershot is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 52% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,013 m² across 423 parcels.
Who lives in Aldershot
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Aldershot suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Age profile
Share of Aldershot's 1,311 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burrum - Fraser, the wider ABS statistical area containing Aldershot. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Aldershot itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Aldershot 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 | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 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 Aldershot 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Aldershot. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Aldershot lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Aldershot planning - frequently asked
Is Aldershot flood-prone?
About 52% of Aldershot falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Aldershot bushfire-prone?
Around 86% of Aldershot is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Aldershot?
The dominant planning zone in Aldershot is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Low Density Residential.
Does Aldershot have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Aldershot.
What is the typical lot size in Aldershot?
Across 423 surveyed parcels in Aldershot, the median lot size is about 1,013 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Aldershot have a train station?
There is no train station inside Aldershot itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Aldershot?
At the 2021 Census Aldershot had 1,311 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Burrum - Fraser statistical area, which contains Aldershot, went from 5,883 people in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
What is the median household income in Aldershot?
Median household income in Aldershot was $975 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundathu | 3.6 km | 64% | 82% |
| St Helens | 4.3 km | 85% | 60% |
| Maryborough West | 4.4 km | 49% | 90% |
| Walliebum | 6.1 km | 52% | 91% |
| Island Plantation | 6.8 km | 100% | 23% |
| Oakhurst | 7.1 km | 41% | 80% |
| Maryborough | 7.5 km | 82% | 36% |
| Walkers Point | 8.9 km | 90% | 37% |
| Tinana | 9.2 km | 77% | 55% |
| Granville | 10.4 km | 85% | 44% |