Glenroy flood map & planning overlays
Glenroy has the biggest blocks in Rockhampton Regional, a 326 ha median.
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A planning-constraint profile of Glenroy
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 875.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
875.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glenroy's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Glenroy properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 44 analysed Glenroy properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 44 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Glenroy.
Has Glenroy flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Glenroy: 27 of the 44 properties we analysed (61.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 27). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 44 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
27 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 27
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Glenroy
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Glenroy at a glance
Schools in and near Glenroy
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 19.61 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 54.76 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 Glenroy address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Glenroy is zoned
Selling in Glenroy? 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 875.88 km², Glenroy is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 3,264,394 m² across 96 parcels.
Who lives in Glenroy
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glenroy 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 1026, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Glenroy. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glenroy itself.
2,720 in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Glenroy 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 Glenroy 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 →Published flood models are held over parts of Glenroy. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$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 Glenroy lot.
Glenroy planning - frequently asked
Is Glenroy flood-prone?
About 45% of Glenroy falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 44 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Glenroy; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Glenroy flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Glenroy: 27 of the 44 properties we analysed (61.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 27). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Glenroy bushfire-prone?
Around 64% of Glenroy is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Glenroy under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Glenroy in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Glenroy?
The dominant planning zone in Glenroy is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Unzoned.
Does Glenroy have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Glenroy.
Is Glenroy hilly or flat?
Glenroy is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 27% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 19 m to 225 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Glenroy?
Across 96 surveyed parcels in Glenroy, the median lot size is about 3,264,394 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Glenroy an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenroy scores 1026 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morinish | 26.5 km | 52% | 44% |
| Morinish South | 30.4 km | 56% | 45% |
| Canoona Livingstone Shire |
35.7 km | 59% | 74% |
| Mount Gardiner Livingstone Shire |
36.8 km | 45% | 49% |
| Gogango | 42.9 km | 57% | 46% |
| Marlborough Livingstone Shire |
44.0 km | 31% | 62% |
| Wycarbah | 45.3 km | 58% | 37% |
| Garnant | 45.8 km | 76% | 25% |
| Kunwarara Livingstone Shire |
46.9 km | 11% | 53% |
| Dalma | 46.9 km | 31% | 36% |