Fisher flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fisher
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 22.97 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
22.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fisher's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Fisher properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 18 Fisher properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 18 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Fisher.
Fisher at a glance
Schools in and near Fisher
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: 0.15 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.36 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 Fisher is zoned
Selling in Fisher? 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 22.97 km², Fisher is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 28,550 m² across 22 parcels.
Who lives in Fisher
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fisher 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 1020, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fisher's 65 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fisher. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fisher itself.
20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Fisher 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 12 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 Fisher 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.
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 Fisher lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fisher planning - frequently asked
Is Fisher flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Fisher and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 13%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 18 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Fisher bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Fisher is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Fisher?
The dominant planning zone in Fisher is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Sport and Recreation.
Does Fisher have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Fisher.
Is Fisher hilly or flat?
Fisher is hilly: the median ground slope is about 16%, and 50% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 354 m to 460 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Fisher?
Across 22 surveyed parcels in Fisher, the median lot size is about 28,550 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Fisher?
At the 2021 Census Fisher had 65 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Fisher, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Fisher an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fisher scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Fisher?
Median household income in Fisher was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $163 a week and the median mortgage repayment $784 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakaway | 1.9 km | 8% | 100% |
| Townview | 3.2 km | 0% | 13% |
| Healy | 3.4 km | 9% | 22% |
| Pioneer | 3.7 km | 4% | 6% |
| Mornington | 4.0 km | 6% | 0% |
| The Gap | 4.1 km | <1% | 0% |
| Sunset | 4.1 km | 8% | 50% |
| Happy Valley | 4.5 km | 38% | 41% |
| Mount Isa City | 4.6 km | 5% | 0% |
| Spreadborough | 4.7 km | 22% | 45% |