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Glenlee flood map & planning overlays

Glenlee is home to 1,193 people, 3rd-most in Livingstone Shire, on land 76.2% flood-mapped.

A planning-constraint profile of Glenlee (Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 42.01 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glenlee'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 Glenlee

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

<1%

<1% 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

ANEF 20

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Rockhampton Regional Council ANEF

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
20%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
7%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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.

Glenlee at a glance

Parcels 483 Median lot 4,659 m² Mapped easements 69 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Glenlee

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

0 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.03 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: inside the suburb

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Glenlee address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Glenlee is zoned

Rural 92%
Rural residential 7%
Special purpose 1%
Open space 0%
Community facilities 0%
Limited development 0%

Selling in Glenlee? 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 42.01 km², Glenlee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,659 m² across 483 parcels.

Who lives in Glenlee

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glenlee suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
1,193
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$2,274
per week, Livingstone Shire suburb typical $1,791
Median rent
$350
per week, Livingstone Shire suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,933
per month
Household size
3.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1014, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Glenlee's 1,193 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.6%
5-14 13.4%
15-19 8.4%
20-24 5.2%
25-34 7.3%
35-44 11.7%
45-54 17.2%
55-64 14.9%
65-74 12.4%
75-84 4.4%
85+ 0.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Glenlee - Rockyview, the wider ABS statistical area containing Glenlee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glenlee 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.

Glenlee data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Inside a held contourthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Glenlee address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Glenlee. 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 Glenlee. 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 Glenlee lot.

Glenlee planning - frequently asked

Is Glenlee flood-prone?

About 76% of Glenlee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Published flood models are held over parts of Glenlee; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Glenlee bushfire-prone?

Around 35% of Glenlee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.

Is Glenlee affected by aircraft noise?

About <1% of Glenlee sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. 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.

Is Glenlee under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Glenlee, and over about 20% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. 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 Glenlee?

The dominant planning zone in Glenlee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Special purpose.

Does Glenlee have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Glenlee.

What is the typical lot size in Glenlee?

Across 483 surveyed parcels in Glenlee, the median lot size is about 4,659 m². There are also 69 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Glenlee?

At the 2021 Census Glenlee had 1,193 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Glenlee - Rockyview statistical area, which contains Glenlee, went from 3,591 people in 2001 to 6,002 in 2025, up 67%.

Is Glenlee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenlee scores 1014 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 Glenlee?

Median household income in Glenlee was $2,274 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,933 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Parkhurst
Rockhampton Regional
3.6 km 60% 34%
Glendale 5.1 km 47% 19%
Rockyview 6.5 km 28% 59%
Kawana
Rockhampton Regional
6.8 km 86% 18%
Pink Lily
Rockhampton Regional
6.9 km 100% 33%
Norman Gardens
Rockhampton Regional
8.1 km 41% 48%
Park Avenue
Rockhampton Regional
8.6 km 96% <1%
Limestone Creek
Rockhampton Regional
9.3 km 24% 90%
Wandal
Rockhampton Regional
9.4 km 78% 3%
Etna Creek 10.1 km 79% 45%

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