Lethebrook flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Lethebrook (Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 18.39 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lethebrook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Lethebrook at a glance

Parcels 81 Median lot 127,946 m² Mapped easements 10 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 2%

Schools in and near Lethebrook

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 12.96 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 12.96 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 Lethebrook is zoned

Rural 99%
Recreation and open space 1%

Selling in Lethebrook? 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 18.39 km², Lethebrook is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 127,946 m² across 81 parcels.

Who lives in Lethebrook

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lethebrook suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
51
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,187
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $1,499
Median mortgage
$1,627
per month
Household size
2.5
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lethebrook's 51 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 0.0%
15-19 15.7%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 0.0%
35-44 0.0%
45-54 29.4%
55-64 33.3%
65-74 7.8%
75-84 7.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lethebrook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lethebrook itself.

7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.

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.

Lethebrook data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Lethebrook 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 Lethebrook. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

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Lethebrook planning - frequently asked

Is Lethebrook flood-prone?

About 98% of Lethebrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Lethebrook bushfire-prone?

Around 11% of Lethebrook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.

What is the zoning in Lethebrook?

The dominant planning zone in Lethebrook is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space.

Does Lethebrook have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Lethebrook.

What is the typical lot size in Lethebrook?

Across 81 surveyed parcels in Lethebrook, the median lot size is about 127,946 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Lethebrook?

At the 2021 Census Lethebrook had 51 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Lethebrook, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.

Is Lethebrook an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lethebrook scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lethebrook?

Median household income in Lethebrook was $1,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Goorganga Plains 5.7 km 100% 25%
Laguna Quays
Mackay Regional
8.9 km 8% 65%
Thoopara 9.0 km 74% 56%
Wilson Beach 10.8 km 72% 4%
Gunyarra 11.2 km 77% 66%
Conway 12.2 km 42% 77%
Conway Beach 12.6 km 78% 85%
Breadalbane 13.0 km 100% 35%
Midge Point
Mackay Regional
13.0 km 26% 48%
Glen Isla 14.4 km 99% 37%

See all Whitsunday Regional suburb profiles →