Calliope flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Calliope
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 186.13 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
186.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Calliope's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Calliope at a glance
Schools in and near Calliope
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 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Calliope is zoned
Selling in Calliope? 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 186.13 km², Calliope is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 909 m² across 2,250 parcels.
Who lives in Calliope
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Calliope 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 Calliope's 5,263 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Calliope. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Calliope itself.
6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
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.
Calliope 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 Calliope address
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See what's in the $9 report →Calliope planning - frequently asked
Is Calliope flood-prone?
About 41% of Calliope falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Calliope bushfire-prone?
Around 73% of Calliope is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Calliope?
The dominant planning zone in Calliope is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Emerging Communities.
Does Calliope have heritage-listed places?
Calliope has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Calliope?
Across 2,250 surveyed parcels in Calliope, the median lot size is about 909 m². There are also 605 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Calliope?
At the 2021 Census Calliope had 5,263 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains Calliope, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Is Calliope an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Calliope 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 Calliope?
Median household income in Calliope was $1,884 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Ranch | 8.0 km | 82% | 84% |
| Taragoola | 8.6 km | 49% | 66% |
| Wooderson | 10.7 km | 37% | 80% |
| Burua | 11.3 km | 40% | 95% |
| Wurdong Heights | 13.5 km | 34% | 90% |
| Benaraby | 13.8 km | 57% | 76% |
| West Stowe | 15.1 km | 49% | 82% |
| Beecher | 15.6 km | 48% | 79% |
| O'Connell | 16.3 km | 29% | 98% |
| Kirkwood | 16.9 km | 23% | 92% |