Mornington flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mornington (Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.01 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mornington properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,003 Mornington properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mornington at a glance

Parcels 692 Median lot 985 m² Mapped easements 7 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Mornington

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: 0.26 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.44 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 Mornington is zoned

Medium Density Residential 70%
Open Space 8%
Community Facilities 7%
Low Density Residential 5%
Mixed Use 3%
Principal Centre 2%

Selling in Mornington? 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 1.01 km², Mornington is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 985 m² across 692 parcels.

Who lives in Mornington

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

Population
1,846
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$1,925
per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $2,177
Median rent
$245
per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.1
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mornington's 1,846 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 11.1%
15-19 7.1%
20-24 6.8%
25-34 18.0%
35-44 15.7%
45-54 14.9%
55-64 11.4%
65-74 5.6%
75-84 2.1%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Mornington 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 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 Mornington 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 Mornington lot.

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Mornington planning - frequently asked

Is Mornington flood-prone?

About 6% of Mornington falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,003 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Mornington bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Mornington and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mount Isa City average is 36%).

What is the zoning in Mornington?

The dominant planning zone in Mornington is Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities.

Does Mornington have heritage-listed places?

Mornington has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Mornington hilly or flat?

Mornington is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 347 m to 361 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mornington?

Across 692 surveyed parcels in Mornington, the median lot size is about 985 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mornington?

At the 2021 Census Mornington had 1,846 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Mornington, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Mornington an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mornington scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mornington?

Median household income in Mornington was $1,925 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $245 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Parkside 0.9 km 31% 2%
Mount Isa City 1.0 km 5% 0%
Townview 1.0 km 0% 13%
The Gap 1.0 km <1% 0%
Healy 1.5 km 9% 22%
Happy Valley 1.7 km 38% 41%
Miles End 1.7 km 44% 16%
Menzies 1.9 km 3% 0%
Pioneer 2.0 km 4% 6%
Winston 2.8 km 16% 13%

See all Mount Isa City suburb profiles →