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East End flood map & planning overlays

A median age of 37 out on 27 ha lots. East End is young for farm country.

A planning-constraint profile of East End (Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 184.03 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East End'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

Aircraft noise and flight paths over East End

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

Under observed aircraft
28%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
7%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
Busiest square
~5 a day
±27%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

East End at a glance

Parcels 236 Median lot 271,976 m² Mapped easements 89 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near East End

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: 1.32 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 1.32 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 East End address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How East End is zoned

Rural 69%
Special Purpose 31%

Selling in East End? 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 184.03 km², East End is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 54% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 53% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 271,976 m² across 236 parcels.

Who lives in East End

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

Population
88
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$2,299
per week, Gladstone Regional suburb typical $1,361
Median rent
$210
per week, Gladstone Regional suburb typical $240
Median mortgage
$2,045
per month
Household size
2.7
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of East End's 88 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 11.2%
5-14 12.4%
15-19 10.1%
20-24 6.7%
25-34 12.4%
35-44 7.9%
45-54 13.5%
55-64 16.9%
65-74 3.4%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 5.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing East End. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East End itself.

6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.

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.

East End 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.

Check a specific East End address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 7% of East End. 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 East End. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 East End lot.

East End planning - frequently asked

Is East End flood-prone?

About 54% of East End falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Published flood models are held over parts of East End; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is East End bushfire-prone?

Around 53% of East End is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.

Is East End under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of East End, and over about 28% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 East End?

The dominant planning zone in East End is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose.

Does East End have heritage-listed places?

East End has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in East End?

Across 236 surveyed parcels in East End, the median lot size is about 271,976 m². There are also 89 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of East End?

At the 2021 Census East End had 88 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains East End, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.

Is East End an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East End scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in East End?

Median household income in East End was $2,299 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,045 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bracewell 8.8 km 38% 46%
Aldoga 9.4 km 45% 83%
Machine Creek 10.4 km 38% 39%
West Stowe 12.9 km 49% 82%
Mount Larcom 16.0 km 42% 81%
Ambrose 16.2 km 40% 68%
Yarwun 17.2 km 65% 69%
River Ranch 17.5 km 82% 84%
Byellee 19.6 km 87% 62%
Beecher 20.6 km 48% 79%

See all Gladstone Regional suburb profiles →