Esk flood map & planning overlays
Esk: 1,641 residents, a median age of 58, and town blocks of 2,416 m².
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A planning-constraint profile of Esk
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 59.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
59.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Esk'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 Esk
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.
Esk at a glance
Schools in and near Esk
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: 11.23 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 Esk is zoned
Selling in Esk? 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 59.63 km², Esk is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 63% 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 2,447 m² across 1,136 parcels.
Who lives in Esk
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Esk 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 874, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Esk's 1,641 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Esk, the wider ABS statistical area containing Esk. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Esk itself.
4,299 in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.
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.
Esk 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 Esk 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Esk. 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 Esk. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Esk lot.
Esk planning - frequently asked
Is Esk flood-prone?
About 4% of Esk falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%. Published flood models are held over parts of Esk; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Esk bushfire-prone?
Around 63% of Esk is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Esk under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Esk, and over about 88% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Esk?
The dominant planning zone in Esk is Rural, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Emerging Community.
Does Esk have heritage-listed places?
Esk has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Esk?
Across 1,136 surveyed parcels in Esk, the median lot size is about 2,447 m². There are also 160 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Esk have a train station?
There is no train station inside Esk itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Esk?
At the 2021 Census Esk had 1,641 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Esk statistical area, which contains Esk, went from 4,299 people in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.
Is Esk an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Esk scores 874 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Esk?
Median household income in Esk was $910 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,181 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Esk | 4.3 km | Not mapped | 53% |
| Lake Wivenhoe | 6.1 km | <1% | 22% |
| Murrumba | 7.5 km | Not mapped | 44% |
| Moombra | 7.8 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Mount Hallen | 8.1 km | Not mapped | 86% |
| Coal Creek | 9.2 km | Not mapped | 53% |
| Biarra | 10.9 km | 3% | 70% |
| Ottaba | 12.5 km | Not mapped | 61% |
| Caboonbah | 13.2 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Coominya | 13.9 km | 16% | 58% |