Lawn Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lawn Hill
(Burke Shire, QLD) - 7511.53 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
7511.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lawn Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lawn Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Lawn Hill
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: 0.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.27 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 Lawn Hill is zoned
Selling in Lawn Hill? 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 7511.53 km², Lawn Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 17,875,700 m² across 41 parcels.
Who lives in Lawn Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lawn Hill 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 913, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lawn Hill's 63 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Carpentaria, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lawn Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lawn Hill itself.
4,905 in 2001 to 5,284 in 2025, up 8%.
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.
Lawn Hill 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 Lawn Hill address
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See what's in the $9 report →Lawn Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Lawn Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Lawn Hill and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Lawn Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 78% of Lawn Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burke Shire average of 59%.
What is the zoning in Lawn Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Lawn Hill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space.
Does Lawn Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lawn Hill.
What is the typical lot size in Lawn Hill?
Across 41 surveyed parcels in Lawn Hill, the median lot size is about 17,875,700 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Lawn Hill?
At the 2021 Census Lawn Hill had 63 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Carpentaria statistical area, which contains Lawn Hill, went from 4,905 people in 2001 to 5,284 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Lawn Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lawn Hill scores 913 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 Lawn Hill?
Median household income in Lawn Hill was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,325 for the typical suburb in Burke Shire.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn Hill Mount Isa City |
64.9 km | 0% | 84% |
| Gregory | 80.1 km | <1% | 60% |
| Nicholson | 106.2 km | 0% | 47% |
| Burketown | 122.5 km | 7% | 28% |
| Camooweal Mount Isa City |
145.6 km | 0% | 59% |
| Gidya | 153.5 km | 0% | 82% |
| Gunpowder Mount Isa City |
168.0 km | 0% | 94% |
| Mount Isa Mount Isa City |
246.4 km | 0% | 80% |
| Barkly Mount Isa City |
251.0 km | 0% | 26% |
| Kalkadoon Mount Isa City |
267.8 km | 4% | 23% |