Millstream flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Millstream
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 195.56 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
195.56 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Millstream's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Millstream at a glance
Schools in and near Millstream
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: 4.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.97 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 Millstream is zoned
Selling in Millstream? 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 195.56 km², Millstream is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 17,828 m² across 773 parcels.
Who lives in Millstream
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Millstream 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 841, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Millstream's 981 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Herberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Millstream. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Millstream itself.
5,236 in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 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.
Millstream 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 Millstream 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Millstream. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Millstream lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Millstream planning - frequently asked
Is Millstream flood-prone?
About 34% of Millstream falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Millstream bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Millstream is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Millstream?
The dominant planning zone in Millstream is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Conservation.
Does Millstream have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Millstream.
What is the typical lot size in Millstream?
Across 773 surveyed parcels in Millstream, the median lot size is about 17,828 m². There are also 148 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Millstream?
At the 2021 Census Millstream had 981 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Herberton statistical area, which contains Millstream, went from 5,236 people in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Millstream an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Millstream scores 841 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Millstream?
Median household income in Millstream was $792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $253 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumoulin | 10.0 km | 29% | 96% |
| Kaban | 13.3 km | 30% | 87% |
| Ravenshoe | 13.6 km | 32% | 55% |
| Silver Valley | 14.1 km | 26% | 100% |
| Evelyn | 18.9 km | 31% | 25% |
| Innot Hot Springs | 19.9 km | 49% | 91% |
| Kalunga | 20.5 km | 33% | 98% |
| Wondecla | 22.8 km | 31% | 88% |
| Minbun | 23.4 km | 39% | 1% |
| Beatrice | 23.7 km | 34% | 3% |