Middleton flood map & planning overlays
Middleton's 2,631 m² lots carry almost no flood mapping, 5.6%.
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A planning-constraint profile of Middleton
(Winton Shire, QLD) - 18745.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
18745.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Middleton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Middleton at a glance
Schools in and near Middleton
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: 48.08 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 48.08 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Middleton is zoned
Selling in Middleton? 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 18745.05 km², Middleton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 26% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,631 m² across 364 parcels.
Who lives in Middleton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Middleton 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 1059, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Middleton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Middleton itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 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.
Middleton 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 | Not watched | 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 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Middleton planning - frequently asked
Is Middleton flood-prone?
About 6% of Middleton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 5%.
Is Middleton bushfire-prone?
Around 26% of Middleton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Winton Shire average of 10%.
What is the zoning in Middleton?
The dominant planning zone in Middleton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Middleton have heritage-listed places?
Middleton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Middleton?
Across 364 surveyed parcels in Middleton, the median lot size is about 2,631 m².
Is Middleton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Middleton scores 1059 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warburton Boulia Shire |
81.6 km | Not mapped | 21% |
| Opalton | 91.8 km | <1% | 13% |
| Min Min Boulia Shire |
92.8 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Kynuna | 126.5 km | Not mapped | 5% |
| Warenda Boulia Shire |
141.5 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| McKinlay McKinlay Shire |
144.8 km | 3% | 19% |
| Diamantina Lakes Diamantina Shire |
145.0 km | 14% | 4% |
| Winton | 152.9 km | 14% | <1% |
| Kynuna McKinlay Shire |
155.3 km | 2% | 5% |
| Boulia Boulia Shire |
171.0 km | 17% | 15% |