Hamilton Plains flood map & planning overlays
Hamilton Plains carries a flood overlay over 99% of the land.
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 Hamilton Plains
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 8.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
8.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hamilton Plains'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 Hamilton Plains
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.
Hamilton Plains at a glance
Schools in and near Hamilton Plains
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: 1.40 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.06 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 Hamilton Plains is zoned
Selling in Hamilton Plains? 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 8.36 km², Hamilton Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 99% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 32% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 9,551 m² across 80 parcels.
Who lives in Hamilton Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hamilton Plains 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 952, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hamilton Plains's 80 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hamilton Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hamilton Plains itself.
7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Hamilton Plains 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 Hamilton Plains 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 10% of Hamilton Plains. 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 Hamilton Plains. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Hamilton Plains lot.
Hamilton Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Hamilton Plains flood-prone?
About 99% of Hamilton Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Published flood models are held over parts of Hamilton Plains; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Hamilton Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 32% of Hamilton Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 34%.
Is Hamilton Plains under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 10% of Hamilton Plains, and over about 24% 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 5,500 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 Hamilton Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Hamilton Plains is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Hamilton Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hamilton Plains.
What is the typical lot size in Hamilton Plains?
Across 80 surveyed parcels in Hamilton Plains, the median lot size is about 9,551 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Hamilton Plains?
At the 2021 Census Hamilton Plains had 80 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Hamilton Plains, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Hamilton Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hamilton Plains scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hamilton Plains?
Median household income in Hamilton Plains was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $964 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Julian | 3.1 km | 53% | <1% |
| Proserpine | 3.5 km | 86% | 19% |
| Strathdickie | 6.1 km | 31% | 7% |
| Myrtlevale | 6.3 km | 63% | 8% |
| Mount Marlow | 6.4 km | 42% | 22% |
| Glen Isla | 6.5 km | 99% | 2% |
| Breadalbane | 6.8 km | 100% | 8% |
| Foxdale | 7.1 km | 100% | 17% |
| Preston | 9.0 km | 61% | 11% |
| Sugarloaf | 9.3 km | 8% | 31% |