Kalkadoon flood map & planning overlays
Kalkadoon's 1.3% median slope is 3rd-flattest in Mount Isa City.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kalkadoon
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 6.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
6.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kalkadoon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Kalkadoon properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 61 analysed Kalkadoon properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 61 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kalkadoon.
Kalkadoon at a glance
Schools in and near Kalkadoon
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: 1.33 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.79 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Kalkadoon is zoned
Selling in Kalkadoon? 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 6.48 km², Kalkadoon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Special purpose. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 8,124 m² across 79 parcels.
Who lives in Kalkadoon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kalkadoon 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 981, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kalkadoon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kalkadoon itself.
20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Kalkadoon 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 | Not watched | 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 5 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 Kalkadoon address
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Kalkadoon planning - frequently asked
Is Kalkadoon flood-prone?
About 4% of Kalkadoon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 61 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Kalkadoon bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Kalkadoon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Kalkadoon?
The dominant planning zone in Kalkadoon is Special purpose, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Medium Impact Industry.
Does Kalkadoon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kalkadoon.
Is Kalkadoon hilly or flat?
Kalkadoon is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 334 m to 347 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kalkadoon?
Across 79 surveyed parcels in Kalkadoon, the median lot size is about 8,124 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Kalkadoon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kalkadoon scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanskey | 2.2 km | 39% | 72% |
| Ryan | 3.6 km | 22% | 31% |
| Soldiers Hill | 3.7 km | 29% | 15% |
| Winston | 4.3 km | 16% | 13% |
| Menzies | 5.2 km | 3% | 0% |
| Sunset | 5.2 km | 8% | 50% |
| Miles End | 5.4 km | 44% | 16% |
| Pioneer | 5.8 km | 4% | 6% |
| Mount Isa City | 6.0 km | 5% | 0% |
| The Gap | 6.1 km | <1% | 0% |