Middlebrook flood map & planning overlays
Middlebrook's median age of 58 is 2nd-highest on the Tablelands.
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A planning-constraint profile of Middlebrook
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 22.53 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
Constraint readout
22.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Middlebrook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Middlebrook
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 to
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.
Middlebrook at a glance
Schools in and near Middlebrook
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.62 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.83 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 Middlebrook is zoned
Selling in Middlebrook? 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 22.53 km², Middlebrook is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 389,503 m² across 57 parcels.
Who lives in Middlebrook
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Middlebrook 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 955, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Middlebrook's 62 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Middlebrook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Middlebrook itself.
7,816 in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Middlebrook 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 5 October 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 Middlebrook address
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See what's in the $9 report →Published flood models are held over parts of Middlebrook. 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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Middlebrook planning - frequently asked
Is Middlebrook flood-prone?
About 41% of Middlebrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%. Published flood models are held over parts of Middlebrook; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Middlebrook bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Middlebrook and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Tablelands Regional average is 40%).
Is Middlebrook under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Middlebrook in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Middlebrook?
The dominant planning zone in Middlebrook is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Middlebrook have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Middlebrook.
What is the typical lot size in Middlebrook?
Across 57 surveyed parcels in Middlebrook, the median lot size is about 389,503 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Middlebrook?
At the 2021 Census Middlebrook had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Middlebrook, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Middlebrook an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Middlebrook scores 955 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 Middlebrook?
Median household income in Middlebrook was $949 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $205 a week and the median mortgage repayment $672 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mungalli | 6.0 km | 30% | <1% |
| Beatrice | 6.4 km | 34% | 3% |
| Ellinjaa | 6.5 km | 38% | <1% |
| Maalan | 6.6 km | 35% | <1% |
| Palmerston | 7.5 km | 34% | 0% |
| Millaa Millaa | 7.7 km | 37% | <1% |
| Moregatta | 9.9 km | 40% | <1% |
| Palmerston Cassowary Coast Regional |
12.0 km | 32% | 0% |
| Tarzali | 14.6 km | 41% | 1% |
| Wooroonooran Cassowary Coast Regional |
15.2 km | 31% | 0% |