Kabra flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kabra (Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 94.71 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicKabra

Constraint readout

94.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 40%

below council avg (53%) · #33 of 60 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 51%

≈ council avg (55%) · #31 of 60 mapped council suburbs

Environmental38%

≈ council avg (50%) · #37 of 60 in council

Heritage sites 0 Noise corridor 4% Mostly Rural Flood 33rd most affected of 60 → Bushfire 31st most affected of 60 →

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Kabra properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 350 Kabra properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

350

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

0 of 350 properties

Median ground slope

largely flat, measured 50 m around each address · 8% of points 15%+

Ground level

22–142 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 350 properties

No mapped risk 350

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kabra.

Kabra at a glance

Parcels 372 Median lot 40,030 m² Mapped easements 58 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Kabra

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: 2.21 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 9.12 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 Kabra is zoned

Rural 87%

High impact industry 10%

Medium impact industry 2%

Special purpose 1%

Township 0%

Sport and recreation 0%

Selling in Kabra? 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 94.71 km², Kabra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 40,030 m² across 372 parcels.

Who lives in Kabra

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

Population

430

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,770

per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $1,327

Median rent

$250

per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $255

Median mortgage

$1,560

per month

Household size

2.7

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 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kabra's 430 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.1%

5-14 14.6%

15-19 6.3%

20-24 4.6%

25-34 8.4%

35-44 11.4%

45-54 13.2%

55-64 16.0%

65-74 12.5%

75-84 7.0%

85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Kabra 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 16 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 Kabra address

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Kabra planning - frequently asked

Is Kabra flood-prone?

About 40% of Kabra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 350 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Kabra bushfire-prone?

Around 51% of Kabra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.

What is the zoning in Kabra?

The dominant planning zone in Kabra is Rural, though the suburb also includes High impact industry and Medium impact industry.

Does Kabra have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Kabra.

Is Kabra hilly or flat?

Kabra is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 8% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 22 m to 142 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kabra?

Across 372 surveyed parcels in Kabra, the median lot size is about 40,030 m². There are also 58 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kabra?

At the 2021 Census Kabra had 430 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gracemere statistical area, which contains Kabra, went from 4,820 people in 2001 to 13,305 in 2025, up 176%.

Is Kabra an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kabra scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Kabra?

Median household income in Kabra was $1,770 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Gracemere	7.8 km	69%	14%
Stanwell	8.4 km	33%	78%
Bouldercombe	9.9 km	44%	56%
Nine Mile	11.0 km	47%	46%
Moongan	11.2 km	34%	100%
Leydens Hill	12.1 km	21%	100%
Fairy Bower	13.0 km	100%	16%
Baree	13.1 km	44%	100%
Johnsons Hill	13.7 km	19%	100%
Struck Oil	13.9 km	26%	100%

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