Bouldercombe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bouldercombe
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 160.82 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
160.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bouldercombe's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Bouldercombe properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 641 Bouldercombe properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 641 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bouldercombe.
Bouldercombe flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 641 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Bouldercombe; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
6 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 6
- Historic Flood 2017: 6
Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Bouldercombe at a glance
Schools in and near Bouldercombe
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 3.99 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 Bouldercombe is zoned
Selling in Bouldercombe? 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 160.82 km², Bouldercombe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 56% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 13,260 m² across 671 parcels.
Who lives in Bouldercombe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bouldercombe 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 924, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bouldercombe's 1,117 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bouldercombe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bouldercombe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bouldercombe itself.
2,161 in 2001 to 1,972 in 2025, down 9%.
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.
Bouldercombe 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 Bouldercombe 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 Bouldercombe. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Bouldercombe lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bouldercombe planning - frequently asked
Is Bouldercombe flood-prone?
About 44% of Bouldercombe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 1% of the 641 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 4 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Bouldercombe bushfire-prone?
Around 56% of Bouldercombe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Bouldercombe?
The dominant planning zone in Bouldercombe is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Bouldercombe have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bouldercombe.
Is Bouldercombe hilly or flat?
Bouldercombe is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 192 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Bouldercombe?
Across 671 surveyed parcels in Bouldercombe, the median lot size is about 13,260 m². There are also 78 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bouldercombe have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bouldercombe itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Bouldercombe?
At the 2021 Census Bouldercombe had 1,117 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bouldercombe statistical area, which contains Bouldercombe, went from 2,161 people in 2001 to 1,972 in 2025, down 9%.
Is Bouldercombe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bouldercombe scores 924 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bouldercombe?
Median household income in Bouldercombe was $1,531 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gracemere | 9.0 km | 69% | 14% |
| Kabra | 9.9 km | 40% | 51% |
| Struck Oil | 10.4 km | 26% | 100% |
| Leydens Hill | 11.2 km | 21% | 100% |
| Moongan | 11.7 km | 34% | 100% |
| Midgee | 11.9 km | 83% | 30% |
| Johnsons Hill | 12.7 km | 19% | 100% |
| Baree | 13.7 km | 44% | 100% |
| Port Curtis | 14.0 km | 98% | 16% |
| Mount Morgan | 14.7 km | 27% | 100% |