Dalma flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dalma
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 92.78 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
92.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dalma's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Dalma properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 93 Dalma properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 93 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Dalma.
Dalma at a glance
Schools in and near Dalma
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: 8.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 21.91 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 Dalma is zoned
Selling in Dalma? 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 92.78 km², Dalma is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 557,782 m² across 107 parcels.
Who lives in Dalma
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dalma 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 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dalma's 95 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dalma. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dalma itself.
2,720 in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Dalma 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 Dalma 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 Dalma. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Dalma lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Dalma planning - frequently asked
Is Dalma flood-prone?
About 31% of Dalma falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 93 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Dalma bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Dalma is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Dalma?
The dominant planning zone in Dalma is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned.
Does Dalma have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dalma.
Is Dalma hilly or flat?
Dalma is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 40 m to 185 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Dalma?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Dalma, the median lot size is about 557,782 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Dalma?
At the 2021 Census Dalma had 95 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Dalma, went from 2,720 people in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Dalma an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dalma scores 1005 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 Dalma?
Median household income in Dalma was $2,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgelands | 9.3 km | 45% | 24% |
| Kalapa | 10.9 km | 31% | 82% |
| Nine Mile | 14.2 km | 47% | 46% |
| Alton Downs | 15.6 km | 74% | 20% |
| South Yaamba | 19.5 km | 94% | 30% |
| Morinish South | 19.8 km | 56% | 52% |
| Wycarbah | 20.3 km | 58% | 37% |
| Garnant | 20.5 km | 76% | 25% |
| Stanwell | 21.5 km | 33% | 78% |
| Etna Creek Livingstone Shire |
22.5 km | 79% | 45% |