Barlows Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Barlows Hill
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 0.94 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
0.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barlows Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Barlows Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Barlows Hill
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: 0.89 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.01 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 Barlows Hill is zoned
Selling in Barlows Hill? 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 0.94 km², Barlows Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 810 m² across 400 parcels.
Who lives in Barlows Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barlows Hill 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 999, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barlows Hill's 834 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yeppoon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barlows Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barlows Hill itself.
12,256 in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
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.
Barlows Hill 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 Barlows Hill 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 Barlows Hill. 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 Barlows Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Barlows Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Barlows Hill flood-prone?
About 3% of Barlows Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Barlows Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 67% of Barlows Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Barlows Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Barlows Hill is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Open space.
Does Barlows Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Barlows Hill.
What is the typical lot size in Barlows Hill?
Across 400 surveyed parcels in Barlows Hill, the median lot size is about 810 m². There are also 77 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Barlows Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Barlows Hill itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Barlows Hill?
At the 2021 Census Barlows Hill had 834 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Yeppoon statistical area, which contains Barlows Hill, went from 12,256 people in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
Is Barlows Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barlows Hill scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Barlows Hill?
Median household income in Barlows Hill was $2,047 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 $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meikleville Hill | 0.9 km | 5% | 62% |
| Pacific Heights | 1.3 km | 1% | 65% |
| Inverness | 2.4 km | 27% | 86% |
| Yeppoon | 3.4 km | 24% | 16% |
| Adelaide Park | 4.6 km | 36% | 83% |
| Taranganba | 4.7 km | 39% | 50% |
| Barmaryee | 5.1 km | 50% | 72% |
| Bangalee | 5.5 km | 25% | 0% |
| Cooee Bay | 5.9 km | 21% | 1% |
| Lammermoor | 6.8 km | 33% | 31% |