Marlborough flood map & planning overlays
Marlborough is the oldest suburb in Livingstone Shire, median age 54.
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A planning-constraint profile of Marlborough
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 1387.37 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1387.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Marlborough's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Marlborough
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
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.
Marlborough at a glance
Schools in and near Marlborough
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: 60.63 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 Marlborough address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Marlborough is zoned
Selling in Marlborough? 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 1387.37 km², Marlborough is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,042 m² across 581 parcels.
Who lives in Marlborough
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Marlborough 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 959, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Marlborough's 154 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Marlborough. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Marlborough itself.
3,883 in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Marlborough 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 Marlborough 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 →Published flood models are held over parts of Marlborough. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Marlborough lot.
Marlborough planning - frequently asked
Is Marlborough flood-prone?
About 31% of Marlborough falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Published flood models are held over parts of Marlborough; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Marlborough bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Marlborough is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
Is Marlborough under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Marlborough in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Marlborough?
The dominant planning zone in Marlborough is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited development and Special purpose.
Does Marlborough have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Marlborough.
What is the typical lot size in Marlborough?
Across 581 surveyed parcels in Marlborough, the median lot size is about 4,042 m². There are also 26 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Marlborough?
At the 2021 Census Marlborough had 154 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Marlborough, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Marlborough an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Marlborough scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Marlborough?
Median household income in Marlborough was $1,268 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $975 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogmore | 21.1 km | 6% | 53% |
| Kunwarara | 29.5 km | 11% | 53% |
| Mount Gardiner | 35.6 km | 45% | 49% |
| Canoona | 38.6 km | 59% | 74% |
| Glenroy Rockhampton Regional |
44.0 km | 45% | 64% |
| Morinish Rockhampton Regional |
52.7 km | 52% | 44% |
| Stanage | 55.8 km | 22% | 18% |
| Garnant Rockhampton Regional |
62.1 km | 76% | 25% |
| Canal Creek | 65.1 km | 58% | 80% |
| Jardine | 66.8 km | 97% | 65% |