This page covers the Gladstone Central suburb only. For all of Gladstone, see the Gladstone flood map by suburb →
Gladstone Central flood map & planning overlays
22 heritage-listed places, the most in Gladstone Regional. Where the city keeps its history.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Gladstone Central
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 3.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
3.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gladstone Central'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 Gladstone Central
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Gladstone Central at a glance
Schools in and near Gladstone Central
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
2 schools 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: 0.27 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 Gladstone Central address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Gladstone Central is zoned
Selling in Gladstone Central? 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 3.1 km², Gladstone Central is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 22 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Impact Industry. The median lot measures about 917 m² across 2,009 parcels.
Who lives in Gladstone Central
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gladstone Central 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 898, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gladstone Central's 1,550 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gladstone Central. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gladstone Central itself.
5,655 in 2001 to 6,839 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Gladstone Central 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 Gladstone Central 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 94% of Gladstone Central. 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 Gladstone Central. 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 Gladstone Central lot.
Gladstone Central planning - frequently asked
Is Gladstone Central flood-prone?
About 72% of Gladstone Central falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Published flood models are held over parts of Gladstone Central; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Gladstone Central bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Gladstone Central and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Gladstone Regional average is 64%).
Is Gladstone Central under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 94% of Gladstone Central, and over about 95% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Gladstone Central?
The dominant planning zone in Gladstone Central is Low Impact Industry, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Mixed Use.
Does Gladstone Central have heritage-listed places?
Gladstone Central has 22 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gladstone Central?
Across 2,009 surveyed parcels in Gladstone Central, the median lot size is about 917 m². There are also 198 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gladstone Central have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gladstone Central itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Gladstone Central?
At the 2021 Census Gladstone Central had 1,550 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Gladstone statistical area, which contains Gladstone Central, went from 5,655 people in 2001 to 6,839 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Gladstone Central an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gladstone Central scores 898 and sits in decile 2 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 Gladstone Central?
Median household income in Gladstone Central was $1,324 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,165 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Gladstone | 1.9 km | 50% | 29% |
| Barney Point | 2.5 km | 88% | 0% |
| Callemondah | 3.2 km | 95% | 12% |
| South Gladstone | 3.3 km | 27% | 37% |
| Sun Valley | 4.0 km | 30% | 54% |
| Kin Kora | 4.1 km | 50% | 48% |
| New Auckland | 5.0 km | 43% | 44% |
| Clinton | 5.1 km | 35% | 33% |
| Toolooa | 5.3 km | 17% | 75% |
| Telina | 5.4 km | 33% | 60% |