Miles End flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Miles End
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 0.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Miles End's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Miles End properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 238 Miles End properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 238 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Miles End.
Miles End at a glance
Schools in and near Miles End
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.16 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.41 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 Miles End is zoned
Selling in Miles End? 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 0.89 km², Miles End is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Not applied. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 842 m² across 235 parcels.
Who lives in Miles End
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Miles End 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 994, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Miles End's 280 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Miles End. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Miles End 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.
Miles End 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Miles End 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 Miles End lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Miles End planning - frequently asked
Is Miles End flood-prone?
About 44% of Miles End falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 238 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Miles End bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Miles End is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Miles End?
The dominant planning zone in Miles End is Not applied, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Medium Density Residential.
Does Miles End have heritage-listed places?
Miles End has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Miles End hilly or flat?
Miles End is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 343 m to 351 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Miles End?
Across 235 surveyed parcels in Miles End, the median lot size is about 842 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Miles End?
At the 2021 Census Miles End had 280 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Miles End, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Miles End an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Miles End scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Miles End?
Median household income in Miles End was $2,412 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa City | 0.8 km | 5% | 0% |
| Menzies | 1.1 km | 3% | 0% |
| The Gap | 1.3 km | <1% | 0% |
| Parkside | 1.6 km | 31% | 2% |
| Winston | 1.7 km | 16% | 13% |
| Mornington | 1.7 km | 6% | 0% |
| Soldiers Hill | 1.7 km | 29% | 15% |
| Pioneer | 2.2 km | 4% | 6% |
| Townview | 2.2 km | 0% | 13% |
| Ryan | 2.5 km | 22% | 31% |