Inverness flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Inverness
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 5.66 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
5.66 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Inverness's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Inverness at a glance
Schools in and near Inverness
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.99 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.03 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 Inverness is zoned
Selling in Inverness? 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 5.66 km², Inverness is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,548 m² across 248 parcels.
Who lives in Inverness
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Inverness 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 1067, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Inverness's 460 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yeppoon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Inverness. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Inverness itself.
12,256 in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
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.
Inverness 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 |
| 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 Inverness address
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See what's in the $9 report →Inverness planning - frequently asked
Is Inverness flood-prone?
About 27% of Inverness falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Inverness bushfire-prone?
Around 86% of Inverness is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Inverness?
The dominant planning zone in Inverness is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Open space.
Does Inverness have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Inverness.
What is the typical lot size in Inverness?
Across 248 surveyed parcels in Inverness, the median lot size is about 4,548 m². There are also 93 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Inverness?
At the 2021 Census Inverness had 460 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Yeppoon statistical area, which contains Inverness, went from 12,256 people in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
Is Inverness an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Inverness scores 1067 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Inverness?
Median household income in Inverness was $2,449 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,407 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barlows Hill | 2.4 km | 3% | 67% |
| Pacific Heights | 2.5 km | 1% | 65% |
| Meikleville Hill | 2.7 km | 5% | 62% |
| Adelaide Park | 3.0 km | 36% | 83% |
| Barmaryee | 3.2 km | 50% | 72% |
| Taranganba | 5.0 km | 39% | 50% |
| Yeppoon | 5.0 km | 24% | 16% |
| Hidden Valley | 5.7 km | 10% | 78% |
| Taroomball | 6.6 km | 16% | 93% |
| Lammermoor | 7.3 km | 33% | 31% |