Fairy Bower flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fairy Bower
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 24.6 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
24.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fairy Bower's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Fairy Bower properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 251 Fairy Bower properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 251 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Fairy Bower.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Fairy Bower
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
13% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Rockhampton Regional Council ANEF
Fairy Bower flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 251 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Fairy Bower; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
251 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 251
- Historic Flood 2017: 246
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.
Fairy Bower at a glance
Schools in and near Fairy Bower
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: 1.23 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.96 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 Fairy Bower is zoned
Selling in Fairy Bower? 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 24.6 km², Fairy Bower is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 20,638 m² across 266 parcels.
Who lives in Fairy Bower
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fairy Bower 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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fairy Bower's 99 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fairy Bower. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fairy Bower itself.
6,191 in 2001 to 6,148 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Fairy Bower 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Fairy Bower 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 Fairy Bower. 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 Fairy Bower lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fairy Bower planning - frequently asked
Is Fairy Bower flood-prone?
About 100% of Fairy Bower falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 251 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 250 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Fairy Bower bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Fairy Bower is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
Is Fairy Bower affected by aircraft noise?
About 13% of Fairy Bower sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 35 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Fairy Bower?
The dominant planning zone in Fairy Bower is Rural, though the suburb also includes Sport and recreation and Special purpose.
Does Fairy Bower have heritage-listed places?
Fairy Bower has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Fairy Bower hilly or flat?
Fairy Bower 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 Fairy Bower?
Across 266 surveyed parcels in Fairy Bower, the median lot size is about 20,638 m². There are also 50 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Fairy Bower?
At the 2021 Census Fairy Bower had 99 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Rockhampton - West statistical area, which contains Fairy Bower, went from 6,191 people in 2001 to 6,148 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Fairy Bower an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fairy Bower scores 969 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Fairy Bower?
Median household income in Fairy Bower was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rockhampton | 2.6 km | 96% | 4% |
| The Range | 4.0 km | 29% | 12% |
| Allenstown | 4.9 km | 95% | 0% |
| Wandal | 5.4 km | 78% | 3% |
| Pink Lily | 5.7 km | 100% | 33% |
| Rockhampton City | 5.9 km | 100% | 0% |
| Gracemere | 6.3 km | 69% | 14% |
| Depot Hill | 6.4 km | 100% | 0% |
| Park Avenue | 7.3 km | 96% | <1% |
| The Common | 8.1 km | 100% | 44% |