Atkinsons Dam planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Atkinsons Dam
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 26.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
26.67 km² - this suburb is highly 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 Atkinsons Dam'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
Atkinsons Dam at a glance
Schools in and near Atkinsons Dam
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: 2.04 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 10.02 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 Atkinsons Dam is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Atkinsons Dam, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Atkinsons Dam sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 26.67 km², Atkinsons Dam is highly 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, 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. The median lot measures about 77,265 m² across 99 parcels.
Who lives in Atkinsons Dam
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Atkinsons Dam 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 838, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Atkinsons Dam's 191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Atkinsons Dam. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Atkinsons Dam itself.
9,538 in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Atkinsons Dam 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 | Not 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 Atkinsons Dam 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 Atkinsons Dam. 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 Atkinsons Dam lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Atkinsons Dam planning - frequently asked
Is Atkinsons Dam flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Atkinsons Dam, 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. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Atkinsons Dam bushfire-prone?
Around 46% of Atkinsons Dam is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Atkinsons Dam?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Atkinsons Dam, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Atkinsons Dam have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Atkinsons Dam.
What is the typical lot size in Atkinsons Dam?
Across 99 surveyed parcels in Atkinsons Dam, the median lot size is about 77,265 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Atkinsons Dam?
At the 2021 Census Atkinsons Dam had 191 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Lowood statistical area, which contains Atkinsons Dam, went from 9,538 people in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Atkinsons Dam an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Atkinsons Dam scores 838 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Atkinsons Dam?
Median household income in Atkinsons Dam was $1,089 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockyer Waters Lockyer Valley Regional |
4.9 km | Not mapped | 65% |
| Churchable Lockyer Valley Regional |
5.8 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Coominya | 6.1 km | Not mapped | 58% |
| Kentville Lockyer Valley Regional |
6.7 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Lynford Lockyer Valley Regional |
7.2 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Mount Tarampa | 8.8 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Lockrose Lockyer Valley Regional |
8.9 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Morton Vale Lockyer Valley Regional |
9.4 km | Not mapped | 26% |
| Clarendon | 10.0 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Spring Creek Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.3 km | Not mapped | 91% |