Koongal flood map & planning overlays
Koongal is 99.9% under state environmental overlays, yet runs 27 bus stops.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Koongal
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 4.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Koongal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Koongal properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,126 analysed Koongal properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,126 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Koongal.
Has Koongal flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Koongal: 145 of the 2,126 properties we analysed (6.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 145, Historic Flood 2017: 83). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 2,126 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
145 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 145
- Historic Flood 2017: 83
Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Koongal
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Koongal at a glance
Schools in and near Koongal
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
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: 0.91 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 Koongal is zoned
Selling in Koongal? 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 4.44 km², Koongal is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 65% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 38% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 662 m² across 2,124 parcels.
Who lives in Koongal
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Koongal 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 872, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Koongal's 4,252 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lakes Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Koongal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Koongal itself.
4,908 in 2001 to 5,037 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Koongal 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 | Observed | 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 7 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 Koongal 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Koongal. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Koongal. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Koongal lot.
Koongal planning - frequently asked
Is Koongal flood-prone?
About 65% of Koongal falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 40% of the 2,126 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 838 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Koongal; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Koongal flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Koongal: 145 of the 2,126 properties we analysed (6.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 145, Historic Flood 2017: 83). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Koongal bushfire-prone?
Around 38% of Koongal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Koongal under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Koongal, and over about 21% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Koongal?
The dominant planning zone in Koongal is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Open space.
Does Koongal have heritage-listed places?
Koongal has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Koongal hilly or flat?
Koongal is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 47 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Koongal?
Across 2,124 surveyed parcels in Koongal, the median lot size is about 662 m². There are also 125 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Koongal have a train station?
There is no train station inside Koongal itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of Koongal?
At the 2021 Census Koongal had 4,252 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lakes Creek statistical area, which contains Koongal, went from 4,908 people in 2001 to 5,037 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Koongal an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Koongal scores 872 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Koongal?
Median household income in Koongal was $1,320 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berserker | 2.1 km | 96% | 0% |
| The Common | 2.2 km | 100% | 44% |
| Lakes Creek | 2.5 km | 31% | 80% |
| Frenchville | 2.7 km | 40% | 54% |
| Lakes Creek Livingstone Shire |
3.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Depot Hill | 4.0 km | 100% | 0% |
| Rockhampton City | 4.1 km | 100% | 0% |
| Park Avenue | 4.1 km | 96% | <1% |
| Norman Gardens | 4.8 km | 41% | 48% |
| Wandal | 5.2 km | 78% | 3% |