Martyville flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Martyville (Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.27 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

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Martyville at a glance

Parcels 73 Median lot 8,444 m² Mapped easements 4 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Martyville

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: 1.91 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.61 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 Martyville is zoned

Rural 96%
Environmental management and conservation 4%

Selling in Martyville? 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 4.27 km², Martyville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 27% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 8,444 m² across 73 parcels.

Who lives in Martyville

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

Population
116
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,275
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $1,319
Median rent
$260
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,536
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 947, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Martyville's 116 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.8%
5-14 16.5%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 4.5%
25-34 6.0%
35-44 14.3%
45-54 12.8%
55-64 11.3%
65-74 16.5%
75-84 3.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.

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.

Martyville 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 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 Martyville 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 Martyville. 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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Martyville planning - frequently asked

Is Martyville flood-prone?

About 100% of Martyville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.

Is Martyville bushfire-prone?

Around 27% of Martyville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.

What is the zoning in Martyville?

The dominant planning zone in Martyville is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.

Does Martyville have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Martyville.

What is the typical lot size in Martyville?

Across 73 surveyed parcels in Martyville, the median lot size is about 8,444 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Martyville?

At the 2021 Census Martyville had 116 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Martyville, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.

Is Martyville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Martyville scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Martyville?

Median household income in Martyville was $1,275 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,536 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
New Harbourline 2.8 km 100% 17%
Boogan 2.8 km 96% 4%
Moresby 3.0 km 88% 15%
Stockton 4.2 km 100% 0%
Mourilyan 4.6 km 100% 43%
Sandy Pocket 5.1 km 94% 18%
South Johnstone 5.3 km 73% 0%
Wangan 5.6 km 76% 0%
Comoon Loop 5.6 km 100% 10%
Mundoo 6.5 km 89% 2%

See all Cassowary Coast Regional suburb profiles →