Gregory flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Gregory (Burke Shire, QLD) - 10538.28 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gregory's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Gregory at a glance

Parcels 191 Median lot 549,687 m² Mapped easements 11 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Gregory

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 21.39 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 21.39 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 Gregory is zoned

Rural 100%
Recreation and Open Space 0%
Township 0%

Selling in Gregory? 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 10538.28 km², Gregory is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 549,687 m² across 191 parcels.

Who lives in Gregory

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

Population
122
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$900
per week, Burke Shire suburb typical $1,325
Median rent
$150
per week, Burke Shire suburb typical $149
Median mortgage
$57
per month
Household size
2.3
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 913, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Gregory's 122 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 13.3%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 8.0%
25-34 10.6%
35-44 15.9%
45-54 6.2%
55-64 19.5%
65-74 15.0%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,905 in 2001 to 5,284 in 2025, up 8%.

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.

Gregory 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)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Gregory planning - frequently asked

Is Gregory flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Gregory and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).

Is Gregory bushfire-prone?

Around 60% of Gregory is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burke Shire average of 59%.

What is the zoning in Gregory?

The dominant planning zone in Gregory is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space and Township.

Does Gregory have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Gregory.

What is the typical lot size in Gregory?

Across 191 surveyed parcels in Gregory, the median lot size is about 549,687 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Gregory?

At the 2021 Census Gregory had 122 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Carpentaria statistical area, which contains Gregory, went from 4,905 people in 2001 to 5,284 in 2025, up 8%.

Is Gregory an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gregory scores 913 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 Gregory?

Median household income in Gregory was $900 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,325 for the typical suburb in Burke Shire. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $57 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lawn Hill 80.1 km 0% 78%
Burketown 82.2 km 7% 28%
Gidya 91.0 km 0% 82%
Lawn Hill
Mount Isa City
131.0 km 0% 84%
Nicholson 134.2 km 0% 47%
Gunpowder
Mount Isa City
141.1 km 0% 94%
Camooweal
Mount Isa City
160.4 km 0% 59%
Mount Isa
Mount Isa City
218.7 km 0% 80%
Kalkadoon
Mount Isa City
238.8 km 4% 23%
Lanskey
Mount Isa City
240.5 km 39% 72%

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