Mount Hallen planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Hallen (Somerset Regional, QLD) - 52.45 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Hallen's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Mount Hallen at a glance

Parcels 312 Median lot 41,516 m² Mapped easements 103 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Mount Hallen

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: 5.08 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 18.86 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 Mount Hallen is zoned

We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Mount Hallen, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Mount Hallen sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.

Across its 52.45 km², Mount Hallen is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. The median lot measures about 41,516 m² across 312 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Hallen

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

Population
457
usual residents, 2021
Median age
50
years
Median household income
$1,600
per week, Somerset Regional suburb typical $1,312
Median rent
$333
per week, Somerset Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,560
per month
Household size
2.6
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 945, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Hallen's 457 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.5%
5-14 13.6%
15-19 7.1%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 4.1%
35-44 10.2%
45-54 21.0%
55-64 17.9%
65-74 15.3%
75-84 5.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,299 in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.

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.

Mount Hallen data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningNot mappedthe 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 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 Mount Hallen 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 Mount Hallen. 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 Mount Hallen lot.

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Mount Hallen planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Hallen flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mount Hallen, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Mount Hallen bushfire-prone?

Around 86% of Mount Hallen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.

What is the zoning in Mount Hallen?

We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Mount Hallen, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.

Does Mount Hallen have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Hallen.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Hallen?

Across 312 surveyed parcels in Mount Hallen, the median lot size is about 41,516 m². There are also 103 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mount Hallen?

At the 2021 Census Mount Hallen had 457 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Esk statistical area, which contains Mount Hallen, went from 4,299 people in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.

Is Mount Hallen an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Hallen scores 945 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Hallen?

Median household income in Mount Hallen was $1,600 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $333 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Esk 8.1 km Not mapped 63%
Moombra 9.1 km Not mapped 55%
Coominya 9.7 km Not mapped 58%
Atkinsons Dam 10.3 km Not mapped 46%
Buaraba 10.9 km 0% 86%
Churchable
Lockyer Valley Regional
11.3 km Not mapped 94%
Glen Esk 11.5 km Not mapped 53%
Redbank Creek 11.7 km 0% 88%
Lake Wivenhoe 12.6 km Not mapped 22%
Lockyer Waters
Lockyer Valley Regional
14.1 km Not mapped 65%

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