Menzies flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Menzies (Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.04 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Menzies properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 578 Menzies properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Menzies at a glance

Parcels 408 Median lot 1,012 m² Mapped easements 15 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Menzies

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

1

0 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.17 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Menzies is zoned

Sport and Recreation 47%
Medium Density Residential 36%
Mixed Use 8%
Open Space 4%
Community Facilities 2%
Not applied 1%

Selling in Menzies? 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 1.04 km², Menzies is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Sport and Recreation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 408 parcels.

Who lives in Menzies

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

Population
824
usual residents, 2021
Median age
32
years
Median household income
$1,862
per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $2,177
Median rent
$250
per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$1,509
per month
Household size
2.2
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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Menzies's 824 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.7%
5-14 11.0%
15-19 3.9%
20-24 10.4%
25-34 20.5%
35-44 16.4%
45-54 13.0%
55-64 9.4%
65-74 5.0%
75-84 2.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

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.

Menzies 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 Menzies 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.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Menzies lot.

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Menzies planning - frequently asked

Is Menzies flood-prone?

About 3% of Menzies falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 578 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Menzies bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Menzies and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mount Isa City average is 36%).

What is the zoning in Menzies?

The dominant planning zone in Menzies is Sport and Recreation, though the suburb also includes Medium Density Residential and Mixed Use.

Does Menzies have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Menzies.

Is Menzies hilly or flat?

Menzies is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 343 m to 360 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Menzies?

Across 408 surveyed parcels in Menzies, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Menzies?

At the 2021 Census Menzies had 824 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Menzies, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Menzies an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Menzies scores 963 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 Menzies?

Median household income in Menzies was $1,862 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
The Gap 0.9 km <1% 0%
Winston 0.9 km 16% 13%
Mount Isa City 1.0 km 5% 0%
Miles End 1.1 km 44% 16%
Pioneer 1.2 km 4% 6%
Sunset 1.5 km 8% 50%
Soldiers Hill 1.5 km 29% 15%
Ryan 1.8 km 22% 31%
Townview 1.8 km 0% 13%
Mornington 1.9 km 6% 0%

See all Mount Isa City suburb profiles →