Depot Hill flood map & planning overlays
Depot Hill: compact 567 m² lots on a flat 1.1% slope.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Depot Hill
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 3.06 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
3.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Depot Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Depot Hill properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 778 analysed Depot Hill properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 778 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Depot Hill.
Has Depot Hill flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Depot Hill: 661 of the 778 properties we analysed (85.0%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 659, Historic Flood 2017: 583). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 778 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
661 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 659
- Historic Flood 2017: 583
Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Depot Hill
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
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.
Depot Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Depot Hill
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.59 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 Depot Hill is zoned
Selling in Depot Hill? 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 3.06 km², Depot Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special purpose. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 567 m² across 786 parcels.
Who lives in Depot Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Depot Hill 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 775, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Depot Hill's 995 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton City, the wider ABS statistical area containing Depot Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Depot Hill itself.
3,626 in 2001 to 3,345 in 2025, down 8%.
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.
Depot Hill 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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.
Check a specific Depot Hill 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.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Depot Hill. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Depot Hill lot.
Depot Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Depot Hill flood-prone?
About 100% of Depot Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 778 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 750 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Depot Hill; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Depot Hill flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Depot Hill: 661 of the 778 properties we analysed (85.0%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 659, Historic Flood 2017: 583). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Depot Hill bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Depot Hill and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Rockhampton Regional average is 49%).
Is Depot Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 29% of Depot Hill in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. 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 Depot Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Depot Hill is Special purpose, though the suburb also includes Rural and Low density residential.
Does Depot Hill have heritage-listed places?
Depot Hill has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Depot Hill hilly or flat?
Depot Hill is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 10 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Depot Hill?
Across 786 surveyed parcels in Depot Hill, the median lot size is about 567 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Depot Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Depot Hill itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Depot Hill?
At the 2021 Census Depot Hill had 995 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Rockhampton City statistical area, which contains Depot Hill, went from 3,626 people in 2001 to 3,345 in 2025, down 8%.
Is Depot Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Depot Hill scores 775 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Depot Hill?
Median household income in Depot Hill was $955 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allenstown | 1.5 km | 95% | 0% |
| Rockhampton City | 1.8 km | 100% | 0% |
| The Common | 1.8 km | 100% | 44% |
| The Range | 2.4 km | 29% | 12% |
| Berserker | 3.2 km | 96% | 0% |
| Wandal | 3.5 km | 78% | 3% |
| Port Curtis | 3.9 km | 98% | 16% |
| Koongal | 4.0 km | 65% | 38% |
| Park Avenue | 4.1 km | 96% | <1% |
| West Rockhampton | 4.6 km | 96% | 4% |