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Coral Sea flood map & planning overlays

6 ha lots zoned for environmental management and conservation. More sea than suburb.

A planning-constraint profile of Coral Sea (Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 29869.81 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coral Sea's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Coral Sea

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±32% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Coral Sea at a glance

Parcels 12 Median lot 63,119 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Coral Sea

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 8.29 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 16.07 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Coral Sea address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Coral Sea is zoned

Environmental management and conservation 100%
Rural 0%

Selling in Coral Sea? 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 29869.81 km², Coral Sea is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 63,119 m² across 12 parcels.

Who lives in Coral Sea

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coral Sea suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
78
usual residents, 2021
Median age
36
years
Median household income
$1,374
per week, Livingstone Shire suburb typical $1,791
Median rent
$130
per week, Livingstone Shire suburb typical $300
Household size
1.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Coral Sea's 78 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 6.4%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 37.2%
35-44 21.8%
45-54 16.7%
55-64 17.9%
65-74 0.0%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coral Sea. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coral Sea 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.

Coral Sea data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Coral Sea planning - frequently asked

Is Coral Sea flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Coral Sea and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 39%).

Is Coral Sea bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Coral Sea and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Livingstone Shire average is 53%).

Is Coral Sea under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Coral Sea in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Coral Sea?

The dominant planning zone in Coral Sea is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.

Does Coral Sea have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Coral Sea.

What is the typical lot size in Coral Sea?

Across 12 surveyed parcels in Coral Sea, the median lot size is about 63,119 m².

What is the population of Coral Sea?

At the 2021 Census Coral Sea had 78 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 1.6 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Coral Sea, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.

Is Coral Sea an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coral Sea scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Coral Sea?

Median household income in Coral Sea was $1,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $130 a week.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
The Keppels 102.6 km 2% 2%
Stockyard 110.8 km 8% 50%
Farnborough 114.2 km 24% 28%
Bangalee 116.1 km 21% 0%
Rosslyn 118.2 km 42% 12%
Cooee Bay 118.4 km 19% 1%
Mulambin 118.6 km 28% 15%
Woodbury 118.7 km 51% 73%
Yeppoon 119.6 km 19% 16%
Causeway Lake 120.0 km 57% 24%

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