Lakes Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lakes Creek
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 0.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.42 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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lakes Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Lakes Creek
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: 2.02 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.72 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 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 0.42 km², Lakes Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 98,950 m² across 3 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 Rockhampton Surrounds - East, 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.
2,728 in 2001 to 3,754 in 2025, up 38%.
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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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.
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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Lakes Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lakes Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Lakes Creek flood-prone?
About 14% of Lakes Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Lakes Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Lakes Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Lakes Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Lakes Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.
Does Lakes Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lakes Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Lakes Creek?
Across 3 surveyed parcels in Lakes Creek, the median lot size is about 98,950 m².
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 Rockhampton Surrounds - East statistical area, which contains Lakes Creek, went from 2,728 people in 2001 to 3,754 in 2025, up 38%.
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 $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. 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 Rockhampton Regional |
1.5 km | 31% | 80% |
| Nerimbera | 3.4 km | 68% | 51% |
| Koongal Rockhampton Regional |
3.8 km | 65% | 38% |
| The Common Rockhampton Regional |
4.7 km | 100% | 44% |
| Port Curtis Rockhampton Regional |
5.2 km | 98% | 16% |
| Frenchville Rockhampton Regional |
5.6 km | 40% | 54% |
| Berserker Rockhampton Regional |
5.8 km | 96% | 0% |
| Depot Hill Rockhampton Regional |
6.2 km | 100% | 0% |
| Mount Archer Rockhampton Regional |
6.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Rockhampton City Rockhampton Regional |
7.2 km | 100% | 0% |