Causeway Lake flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Causeway Lake
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 10.23 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
10.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Causeway Lake's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Causeway Lake at a glance
Schools in and near Causeway Lake
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: 2.78 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.46 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 Causeway Lake is zoned
Selling in Causeway Lake? 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 10.23 km², Causeway Lake is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 63% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 24% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 543 m² across 71 parcels.
Who lives in Causeway Lake
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Causeway Lake 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 995, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Causeway Lake's 121 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yeppoon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Causeway Lake. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Causeway Lake 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.
Causeway Lake 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 Causeway Lake 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 Causeway Lake. 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 Causeway Lake lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Causeway Lake planning - frequently asked
Is Causeway Lake flood-prone?
About 63% of Causeway Lake falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Causeway Lake bushfire-prone?
Around 24% of Causeway Lake is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Causeway Lake?
The dominant planning zone in Causeway Lake is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Open space.
Does Causeway Lake have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Causeway Lake.
What is the typical lot size in Causeway Lake?
Across 71 surveyed parcels in Causeway Lake, the median lot size is about 543 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Causeway Lake have a train station?
There is no train station inside Causeway Lake itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Causeway Lake?
At the 2021 Census Causeway Lake had 121 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Yeppoon statistical area, which contains Causeway Lake, went from 12,256 people in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
Is Causeway Lake an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Causeway Lake scores 995 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 Causeway Lake?
Median household income in Causeway Lake was $1,208 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $263 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,345 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulambin | 1.4 km | 42% | 15% |
| Kinka Beach | 3.0 km | 62% | 39% |
| Rosslyn | 3.1 km | 46% | 12% |
| Lammermoor | 4.8 km | 33% | 31% |
| Taroomball | 5.9 km | 16% | 93% |
| Emu Park | 6.0 km | 46% | 40% |
| Cooee Bay | 6.3 km | 21% | 1% |
| Tanby | 6.7 km | 17% | 84% |
| Taranganba | 7.0 km | 39% | 50% |
| Yeppoon | 8.4 km | 24% | 16% |