Joskeleigh flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Joskeleigh
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 51.34 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
51.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Joskeleigh's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Joskeleigh at a glance
Schools in and near Joskeleigh
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: 2.81 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.01 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 Joskeleigh is zoned
Selling in Joskeleigh? 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 51.34 km², Joskeleigh is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 66% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 96,636 m² across 59 parcels.
Who lives in Joskeleigh
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Joskeleigh 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 945, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Joskeleigh's 60 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Joskeleigh. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Joskeleigh itself.
2,728 in 2001 to 3,754 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Joskeleigh 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 Joskeleigh 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 Joskeleigh. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Joskeleigh lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Joskeleigh planning - frequently asked
Is Joskeleigh flood-prone?
About 66% of Joskeleigh falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Joskeleigh bushfire-prone?
Around 30% of Joskeleigh is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Joskeleigh?
The dominant planning zone in Joskeleigh is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Community facilities.
Does Joskeleigh have heritage-listed places?
Joskeleigh has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Joskeleigh?
Across 59 surveyed parcels in Joskeleigh, the median lot size is about 96,636 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Joskeleigh have a train station?
There is no train station inside Joskeleigh itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Joskeleigh?
At the 2021 Census Joskeleigh had 60 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - East statistical area, which contains Joskeleigh, went from 2,728 people in 2001 to 3,754 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Joskeleigh an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Joskeleigh scores 945 and sits in decile 3 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 Joskeleigh?
Median household income in Joskeleigh was $850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,918 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keppel Sands | 4.7 km | 66% | 18% |
| Zilzie | 9.5 km | 72% | 14% |
| Coowonga | 10.7 km | 20% | 94% |
| Thompson Point | 11.1 km | 71% | 30% |
| Coorooman | 11.7 km | 75% | 34% |
| Tungamull | 12.1 km | 21% | 72% |
| Nankin | 13.6 km | 59% | 56% |
| Emu Park | 14.4 km | 46% | 40% |
| Kinka Beach | 17.3 km | 62% | 39% |
| Mount Chalmers | 19.1 km | 22% | 95% |