Lakes Creek flood map & planning overlays
96.9% of Lakes Creek sits under state environmental significance overlays.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lakes Creek
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 10.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
10.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lakes Creek'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 Lakes Creek properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 409 analysed Lakes Creek properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 409 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Lakes Creek.
Has Lakes Creek flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Lakes Creek: 83 of the 409 properties we analysed (20.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 83, Historic Flood 2017: 49). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 409 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
83 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 83
- Historic Flood 2017: 49
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 Lakes Creek
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Lakes Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Lakes Creek
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: 2.95 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Lakes Creek address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Lakes Creek is zoned
Selling in Lakes Creek? 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 10.42 km², Lakes Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 2,930 m² across 416 parcels.
Who lives in Lakes Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lakes Creek 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 918, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lakes Creek's 633 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lakes Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lakes Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lakes Creek 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.
Lakes Creek 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 Lakes Creek 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 →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 Lakes Creek. 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).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Lakes Creek lot.
Lakes Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Lakes Creek flood-prone?
About 31% of Lakes Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 24% of the 409 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 94 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Lakes Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Lakes Creek flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Lakes Creek: 83 of the 409 properties we analysed (20.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 83, Historic Flood 2017: 49). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Lakes Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Lakes Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Lakes Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 25% of Lakes Creek in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 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 Lakes Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Lakes Creek is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and High impact industry.
Does Lakes Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lakes Creek.
Is Lakes Creek hilly or flat?
Lakes Creek is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 15% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 88 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Lakes Creek?
Across 416 surveyed parcels in Lakes Creek, the median lot size is about 2,930 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Lakes Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Lakes Creek itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
What is the population of Lakes Creek?
At the 2021 Census Lakes Creek had 633 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Lakes Creek statistical area, which contains Lakes Creek, went from 4,908 people in 2001 to 5,037 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Lakes Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lakes Creek scores 918 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 Lakes Creek?
Median household income in Lakes Creek was $2,027 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 $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes Creek Livingstone Shire |
1.5 km | 14% | 100% |
| Koongal | 2.5 km | 65% | 38% |
| The Common | 4.0 km | 100% | 44% |
| Frenchville | 4.1 km | 40% | 54% |
| Berserker | 4.6 km | 96% | 0% |
| Nerimbera Livingstone Shire |
4.9 km | 68% | 51% |
| Mount Archer | 5.6 km | 14% | 100% |
| Depot Hill | 5.8 km | 100% | 0% |
| Port Curtis | 5.8 km | 98% | 16% |
| Rockhampton City | 6.4 km | 100% | 0% |