Midgee flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Midgee (Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 142.01 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Midgee properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 133 Midgee properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Midgee flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 133 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Midgee; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

60.9%

81 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 2011: 80
  • Historic Flood 2017: 80

Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Midgee at a glance

Parcels 162 Median lot 491,617 m² Mapped easements 35 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Midgee

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: 4.44 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 7.12 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 Midgee is zoned

Rural 100%
Special purpose 0%

Selling in Midgee? 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 142.01 km², Midgee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 83% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 491,617 m² across 162 parcels.

Who lives in Midgee

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

Population
90
usual residents, 2021
Median age
55
years
Median household income
$1,187
per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $1,327
Median rent
$210
per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,300
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 912, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Midgee's 90 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.2%
5-14 3.2%
15-19 3.2%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 10.6%
35-44 8.5%
45-54 7.4%
55-64 28.7%
65-74 23.4%
75-84 6.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

2,161 in 2001 to 1,972 in 2025, down 9%.

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.

Midgee 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 16 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 Midgee address

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Midgee planning - frequently asked

Is Midgee flood-prone?

About 83% of Midgee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 66% of the 133 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 84 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Midgee bushfire-prone?

Around 30% of Midgee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.

What is the zoning in Midgee?

The dominant planning zone in Midgee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose.

Does Midgee have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Midgee.

Is Midgee hilly or flat?

Midgee is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 72 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Midgee?

Across 162 surveyed parcels in Midgee, the median lot size is about 491,617 m². There are also 35 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Midgee?

At the 2021 Census Midgee had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Bouldercombe statistical area, which contains Midgee, went from 2,161 people in 2001 to 1,972 in 2025, down 9%.

Is Midgee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Midgee scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Midgee?

Median household income in Midgee was $1,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nerimbera
Livingstone Shire
9.3 km 68% 51%
Port Curtis 10.0 km 98% 16%
Nankin
Livingstone Shire
11.9 km 59% 56%
Bouldercombe 11.9 km 44% 56%
Lakes Creek
Livingstone Shire
12.4 km 14% 100%
Lakes Creek 13.7 km 31% 80%
Depot Hill 13.8 km 100% 0%
The Common 14.0 km 100% 44%
Allenstown 14.4 km 95% 0%
Koongal 14.9 km 65% 38%

See all Rockhampton Regional suburb profiles →