Barney Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Barney Point
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 5.06 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barney Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Barney Point at a glance
Schools in and near Barney Point
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: 0.11 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.42 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 Barney Point is zoned
Selling in Barney Point? 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 5.06 km², Barney Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 88% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special Purpose. The median lot measures about 672 m² across 780 parcels.
Who lives in Barney Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barney Point 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 815, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barney Point's 1,065 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barney Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barney Point itself.
5,655 in 2001 to 6,839 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Barney Point 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 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 Barney Point address
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See what's in the $9 report →Barney Point planning - frequently asked
Is Barney Point flood-prone?
About 88% of Barney Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Barney Point bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Barney Point and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Gladstone Regional average is 64%).
What is the zoning in Barney Point?
The dominant planning zone in Barney Point is Special Purpose, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Low Density Residential.
Does Barney Point have heritage-listed places?
Barney Point has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barney Point?
Across 780 surveyed parcels in Barney Point, the median lot size is about 672 m². There are also 41 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Barney Point have a train station?
There is no train station inside Barney Point itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Barney Point?
At the 2021 Census Barney Point had 1,065 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Gladstone statistical area, which contains Barney Point, went from 5,655 people in 2001 to 6,839 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Barney Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barney Point scores 815 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 Barney Point?
Median household income in Barney Point was $908 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,466 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Gladstone | 2.1 km | 27% | 37% |
| Gladstone Central | 2.5 km | 72% | <1% |
| West Gladstone | 2.7 km | 50% | 29% |
| Sun Valley | 3.5 km | 30% | 54% |
| Toolooa | 4.4 km | 17% | 75% |
| Kin Kora | 4.4 km | 50% | 48% |
| Telina | 5.2 km | 33% | 60% |
| Gladstone Harbour | 5.4 km | 77% | 21% |
| South Trees | 5.5 km | 87% | 23% |
| Callemondah | 5.7 km | 95% | 12% |