Etna Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Etna Creek
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 69.43 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
69.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Etna Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Etna Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Etna Creek
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: 1.85 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.73 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 Etna Creek is zoned
Selling in Etna Creek? 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 69.43 km², Etna Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 79% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 45% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 42,056 m² across 166 parcels.
Who lives in Etna Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Etna Creek suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Age profile
Share of Etna Creek's 1,029 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Glenlee - Rockyview, the wider ABS statistical area containing Etna Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Etna Creek itself.
3,591 in 2001 to 6,002 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
Etna Creek 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 Etna Creek 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 Etna Creek. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Etna Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Etna Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Etna Creek flood-prone?
About 79% of Etna Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Etna Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 45% of Etna Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Etna Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Etna Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Etna Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Etna Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Etna Creek?
Across 166 surveyed parcels in Etna Creek, the median lot size is about 42,056 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Etna Creek?
At the 2021 Census Etna Creek had 1,029 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Glenlee - Rockyview statistical area, which contains Etna Creek, went from 3,591 people in 2001 to 6,002 in 2025, up 67%.
What is the median household income in Etna Creek?
Median household income in Etna Creek was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | 6.3 km | 47% | 19% |
| South Yaamba Rockhampton Regional |
6.9 km | 94% | 30% |
| The Caves | 9.1 km | 35% | 73% |
| Alton Downs Rockhampton Regional |
9.9 km | 74% | 20% |
| Glenlee | 10.1 km | 76% | 35% |
| Yaamba | 10.8 km | 100% | 52% |
| Rockyview | 12.9 km | 28% | 60% |
| Milman | 13.5 km | 66% | 45% |
| Parkhurst Rockhampton Regional |
13.6 km | 60% | 34% |
| Wattlebank | 14.4 km | 65% | 25% |