Mount Larcom flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Larcom
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 84.33 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
84.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Larcom's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mount Larcom at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Larcom
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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Larcom is zoned
Selling in Mount Larcom? 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 84.33 km², Mount Larcom is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 81% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 10,945 m² across 271 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Larcom
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Larcom 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 855, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Larcom's 332 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Larcom. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Larcom itself.
6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
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 Larcom 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 Mount Larcom 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 Larcom. 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 Larcom lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Larcom planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Larcom flood-prone?
About 42% of Mount Larcom falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Mount Larcom bushfire-prone?
Around 81% of Mount Larcom is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Mount Larcom?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Larcom is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Environmental Management.
Does Mount Larcom have heritage-listed places?
Mount Larcom has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Larcom?
Across 271 surveyed parcels in Mount Larcom, the median lot size is about 10,945 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Larcom?
At the 2021 Census Mount Larcom had 332 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains Mount Larcom, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Is Mount Larcom an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Larcom scores 855 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 Mount Larcom?
Median household income in Mount Larcom was $1,268 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $190 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darts Creek | 7.9 km | 33% | 76% |
| Targinnie | 8.9 km | 59% | 70% |
| Aldoga | 10.6 km | 45% | 83% |
| Machine Creek | 11.6 km | 38% | 39% |
| Yarwun | 13.3 km | 65% | 69% |
| Ambrose | 15.3 km | 40% | 68% |
| East End | 16.0 km | 54% | 53% |
| The Narrows | 19.4 km | 84% | 29% |
| Curtis Island | 19.8 km | 37% | 72% |
| West Stowe | 20.5 km | 49% | 82% |