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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
18.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lethebrook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lethebrook at a glance
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 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
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.
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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lethebrook's 51 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Lethebrook lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |