Gracemere flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gracemere
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 70.07 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
70.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gracemere's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Gracemere properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 5,160 Gracemere properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 5,160 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Gracemere.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Gracemere
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
<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
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
Gracemere flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 5,160 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Gracemere; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
115 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 111
- Historic Flood 2011: 98
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.
Gracemere at a glance
Schools in and near Gracemere
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
3 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: 3.36 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 Gracemere is zoned
Selling in Gracemere? 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 70.07 km², Gracemere is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 69% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 800 m² across 5,233 parcels.
Who lives in Gracemere
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gracemere 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 914, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gracemere's 12,023 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gracemere, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gracemere. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gracemere itself.
4,820 in 2001 to 13,305 in 2025, up 176%.
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.
Gracemere 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 Gracemere 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 Gracemere. 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 Gracemere lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gracemere planning - frequently asked
Is Gracemere flood-prone?
About 69% of Gracemere falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 2% of the 5,160 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 112 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Gracemere bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Gracemere is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
Is Gracemere affected by aircraft noise?
About <1% of Gracemere 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.
What is the zoning in Gracemere?
The dominant planning zone in Gracemere is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Medium impact industry.
Does Gracemere have heritage-listed places?
Gracemere has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Gracemere hilly or flat?
Gracemere is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 11 m to 38 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Gracemere?
Across 5,233 surveyed parcels in Gracemere, the median lot size is about 800 m². There are also 2,114 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gracemere have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gracemere itself. The suburb is served by 20 bus stops.
What is the population of Gracemere?
At the 2021 Census Gracemere had 12,023 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Gracemere statistical area, which contains Gracemere, went from 4,820 people in 2001 to 13,305 in 2025, up 176%.
Is Gracemere an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gracemere scores 914 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gracemere?
Median household income in Gracemere was $1,711 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Bower | 6.3 km | 100% | 16% |
| Kabra | 7.8 km | 40% | 51% |
| West Rockhampton | 8.4 km | 96% | 4% |
| The Range | 8.5 km | 29% | 12% |
| Allenstown | 8.7 km | 95% | 0% |
| Bouldercombe | 9.0 km | 44% | 56% |
| Depot Hill | 9.9 km | 100% | 0% |
| Port Curtis | 10.2 km | 98% | 16% |
| Rockhampton City | 10.5 km | 100% | 0% |
| Wandal | 10.8 km | 78% | 3% |