Monkland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Monkland
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 5.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Monkland's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Monkland at a glance
Schools in and near Monkland
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 1.03 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 Monkland is zoned
Selling in Monkland? 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 5.5 km², Monkland is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 92% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Limited Development (Constrained Land). The median lot measures about 1,055 m² across 761 parcels.
Who lives in Monkland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Monkland 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 854, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Monkland's 1,135 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Monkland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Monkland itself.
12,012 in 2001 to 15,512 in 2025, up 29%.
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.
Monkland 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 19 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 Monkland 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 Monkland. 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 Monkland lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Monkland planning - frequently asked
Is Monkland flood-prone?
About 92% of Monkland falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Monkland bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Monkland is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Monkland?
The dominant planning zone in Monkland is Limited Development (Constrained Land), though the suburb also includes Rural and Medium Impact Industry.
Does Monkland have heritage-listed places?
Monkland has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Monkland?
Across 761 surveyed parcels in Monkland, the median lot size is about 1,055 m². There are also 94 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Monkland have a train station?
There is no train station inside Monkland itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.
What is the population of Monkland?
At the 2021 Census Monkland had 1,135 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gympie - North statistical area, which contains Monkland, went from 12,012 people in 2001 to 15,512 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Monkland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Monkland scores 854 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 Monkland?
Median household income in Monkland was $1,111 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,135 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glanmire | 2.7 km | 88% | 42% |
| East Deep Creek | 2.9 km | 46% | 80% |
| Gympie | 3.5 km | 56% | 18% |
| Southside | 3.7 km | 68% | 35% |
| Victory Heights | 3.7 km | 59% | 87% |
| Jones Hill | 4.5 km | 48% | 50% |
| The Dawn | 4.9 km | 61% | 39% |
| Araluen | 5.8 km | 28% | 66% |
| Banks Pocket | 6.1 km | 51% | 73% |
| Woondum | 6.5 km | 54% | 88% |