Kentville zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kentville (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 12.47 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kentville's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Kentville at a glance

Parcels 69 Median lot 86,599 m² Mapped easements 21 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Kentville

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 6.96 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 Kentville is zoned

Rural 95%
Conservation 4%
Community Facilities 0%

Selling in Kentville? 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 12.47 km², Kentville is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 86,599 m² across 69 parcels.

Who lives in Kentville

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

Population
108
usual residents, 2021
Median age
48
years
Median household income
$2,028
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $1,521
Median rent
$330
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $310
Median mortgage
$1,408
per month
Household size
2.6
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 923, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kentville's 108 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.8%
5-14 12.1%
15-19 3.7%
20-24 9.3%
25-34 9.3%
35-44 8.4%
45-54 27.1%
55-64 14.0%
65-74 8.4%
75-84 4.7%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kentville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kentville itself.

13,192 in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.

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.

Kentville data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Kentville planning - frequently asked

Is Kentville flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Kentville, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Kentville bushfire-prone?

Around 42% of Kentville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.

What is the zoning in Kentville?

The dominant planning zone in Kentville is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities.

Does Kentville have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Kentville.

What is the typical lot size in Kentville?

Across 69 surveyed parcels in Kentville, the median lot size is about 86,599 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kentville?

At the 2021 Census Kentville had 108 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - East statistical area, which contains Kentville, went from 13,192 people in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.

Is Kentville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kentville scores 923 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Kentville?

Median household income in Kentville was $2,028 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lynford 2.7 km Not mapped 13%
Lockyer Waters 2.9 km Not mapped 65%
Lockrose 3.8 km Not mapped 10%
Morton Vale 4.3 km Not mapped 26%
Regency Downs 6.2 km Not mapped 28%
Glenore Grove 6.3 km Not mapped 16%
Lockrose
Somerset Regional
6.5 km Not mapped 11%
Atkinsons Dam
Somerset Regional
6.7 km Not mapped 46%
Mount Tarampa
Somerset Regional
7.1 km Not mapped 16%
Brightview 7.1 km Not mapped 40%

See all Lockyer Valley Regional suburb profiles →