Cape Gloucester flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cape Gloucester
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 228.22 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
228.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cape Gloucester's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cape Gloucester at a glance
Schools in and near Cape Gloucester
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: 5.46 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.46 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 Cape Gloucester is zoned
Selling in Cape Gloucester? 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 228.22 km², Cape Gloucester is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 84% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,187 m² across 120 parcels.
Who lives in Cape Gloucester
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cape Gloucester 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cape Gloucester's 85 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cape Gloucester. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cape Gloucester itself.
7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Cape Gloucester 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 Cape Gloucester address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Cape Gloucester lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cape Gloucester planning - frequently asked
Is Cape Gloucester flood-prone?
About 84% of Cape Gloucester falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Cape Gloucester bushfire-prone?
Around 84% of Cape Gloucester is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Cape Gloucester?
The dominant planning zone in Cape Gloucester is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Recreation and open space.
Does Cape Gloucester have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cape Gloucester.
What is the typical lot size in Cape Gloucester?
Across 120 surveyed parcels in Cape Gloucester, the median lot size is about 20,187 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Cape Gloucester?
At the 2021 Census Cape Gloucester had 85 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Cape Gloucester, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Cape Gloucester an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cape Gloucester scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cape Gloucester?
Median household income in Cape Gloucester was $1,406 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingo Beach | 8.2 km | 48% | 93% |
| Hideaway Bay | 9.4 km | 47% | 71% |
| Gregory River | 10.1 km | 59% | 55% |
| Mount Pluto | 16.8 km | 20% | 62% |
| Woodwark | 17.2 km | 44% | 93% |
| Myrtlevale | 19.4 km | 63% | 40% |
| Riordanvale | 20.2 km | 6% | 91% |
| Foxdale | 20.5 km | 100% | 18% |
| Strathdickie | 21.5 km | 31% | 70% |
| Sugarloaf | 21.5 km | 8% | 92% |