Lagoon Pocket flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lagoon Pocket
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 7.06 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
7.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lagoon Pocket's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lagoon Pocket at a glance
Schools in and near Lagoon Pocket
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: 1.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.27 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 Lagoon Pocket is zoned
Selling in Lagoon Pocket? 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 7.06 km², Lagoon Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 61% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 42,149 m² across 103 parcels.
Who lives in Lagoon Pocket
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lagoon Pocket 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 983, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lagoon Pocket's 170 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lagoon Pocket. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lagoon Pocket itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Lagoon Pocket 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 Lagoon Pocket 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 Lagoon Pocket. 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 Lagoon Pocket lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lagoon Pocket planning - frequently asked
Is Lagoon Pocket flood-prone?
About 61% of Lagoon Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Lagoon Pocket bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Lagoon Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Lagoon Pocket?
The dominant planning zone in Lagoon Pocket is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Limited Development (Constrained Land).
Does Lagoon Pocket have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lagoon Pocket.
What is the typical lot size in Lagoon Pocket?
Across 103 surveyed parcels in Lagoon Pocket, the median lot size is about 42,149 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Lagoon Pocket?
At the 2021 Census Lagoon Pocket had 170 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Lagoon Pocket, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Lagoon Pocket an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lagoon Pocket scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lagoon Pocket?
Median household income in Lagoon Pocket was $1,791 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Flat | 2.6 km | 36% | 45% |
| Kybong | 2.7 km | 61% | 60% |
| Gilldora | 2.7 km | 49% | 41% |
| The Dawn | 3.1 km | 61% | 39% |
| Calico Creek | 4.6 km | 19% | 53% |
| McIntosh Creek | 4.9 km | 22% | 65% |
| Dagun | 5.0 km | 35% | 49% |
| Jones Hill | 5.0 km | 48% | 50% |
| Woondum | 5.3 km | 54% | 88% |
| Glanmire | 5.5 km | 88% | 42% |