Cobraball flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cobraball
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 43.59 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
43.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cobraball's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cobraball at a glance
Schools in and near Cobraball
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: 7.63 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.79 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 Cobraball is zoned
Selling in Cobraball? 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 43.59 km², Cobraball is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 409,861 m² across 47 parcels.
Who lives in Cobraball
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cobraball 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 1006, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cobraball's 81 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cobraball. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cobraball itself.
3,883 in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Cobraball 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 Cobraball 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 Cobraball. 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 Cobraball lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cobraball planning - frequently asked
Is Cobraball flood-prone?
About 43% of Cobraball falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Cobraball bushfire-prone?
Around 67% of Cobraball is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Cobraball?
The dominant planning zone in Cobraball is Rural.
Does Cobraball have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cobraball.
What is the typical lot size in Cobraball?
Across 47 surveyed parcels in Cobraball, the median lot size is about 409,861 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Cobraball?
At the 2021 Census Cobraball had 81 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Cobraball, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Cobraball an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cobraball scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cobraball?
Median household income in Cobraball was $1,446 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mary | 3.3 km | 65% | 62% |
| Bondoola | 7.1 km | 29% | 95% |
| Mulara | 7.6 km | 68% | 48% |
| Barmoya | 8.7 km | 87% | 18% |
| Barmaryee | 8.9 km | 50% | 72% |
| Adelaide Park | 8.9 km | 36% | 83% |
| Hidden Valley | 9.9 km | 10% | 78% |
| Inverness | 10.3 km | 27% | 86% |
| Bungundarra | 10.6 km | 43% | 76% |
| Sandringham | 11.8 km | 46% | 43% |