Bangalee flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Bangalee (Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 2.72 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Bangalee at a glance

Parcels 106 Median lot 537 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Bangalee

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.50 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 5.39 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 Bangalee is zoned

Low density residential 100%

Selling in Bangalee? 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 2.72 km², Bangalee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 537 m² across 106 parcels.

Who lives in Bangalee

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

Population
225
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,821
per week, Livingstone Shire suburb typical $1,791
Median rent
$400
per week, Livingstone Shire suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,928
per month
Household size
2.8
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bangalee's 225 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.8%
5-14 17.9%
15-19 8.5%
20-24 5.1%
25-34 8.1%
35-44 14.9%
45-54 12.8%
55-64 11.1%
65-74 11.5%
75-84 6.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bangalee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bangalee itself.

3,883 in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.

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.

Bangalee 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 16 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Bangalee planning - frequently asked

Is Bangalee flood-prone?

About 25% of Bangalee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.

Is Bangalee bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Bangalee and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Livingstone Shire average is 53%).

What is the zoning in Bangalee?

The dominant planning zone in Bangalee is Low density residential.

Does Bangalee have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Bangalee.

What is the typical lot size in Bangalee?

Across 106 surveyed parcels in Bangalee, the median lot size is about 537 m².

What is the population of Bangalee?

At the 2021 Census Bangalee had 225 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Bangalee, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.

Is Bangalee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bangalee scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bangalee?

Median household income in Bangalee was $1,821 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,928 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Pacific Heights 5.5 km 1% 65%
Barlows Hill 5.5 km 3% 67%
Farnborough 5.6 km 34% 28%
Meikleville Hill 5.7 km 5% 62%
Yeppoon 5.8 km 24% 16%
Cooee Bay 7.2 km 21% 1%
Inverness 7.8 km 27% 86%
Taranganba 8.6 km 39% 50%
Adelaide Park 9.1 km 36% 83%
Lammermoor 9.7 km 33% 31%

See all Livingstone Shire suburb profiles →