Mount Morgan flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Morgan
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 12.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
12.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Morgan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Morgan properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,882 Mount Morgan properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,882 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Morgan.
Mount Morgan at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Morgan
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 2 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 Morgan is zoned
Selling in Mount Morgan? 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 12.14 km², Mount Morgan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 26 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 1,869 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Morgan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Morgan 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 779, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Morgan's 2,018 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Morgan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Morgan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Morgan itself.
2,887 in 2001 to 3,090 in 2025, up 7%.
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 Morgan 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 16 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 Morgan 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 Morgan. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
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 Mount Morgan lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Morgan planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Morgan flood-prone?
About 27% of Mount Morgan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,882 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Mount Morgan bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Morgan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Mount Morgan?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Morgan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Open space.
Does Mount Morgan have heritage-listed places?
Mount Morgan has 26 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mount Morgan hilly or flat?
Mount Morgan is hilly: the median ground slope is about 12%, and 39% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 217 m to 294 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Morgan?
Across 1,869 surveyed parcels in Mount Morgan, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mount Morgan have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mount Morgan itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Mount Morgan?
At the 2021 Census Mount Morgan had 2,018 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Mount Morgan statistical area, which contains Mount Morgan, went from 2,887 people in 2001 to 3,090 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Mount Morgan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Morgan scores 779 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 Morgan?
Median household income in Mount Morgan was $779 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $758 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsons Hill | 2.0 km | 19% | 100% |
| Walterhall | 2.3 km | 37% | 100% |
| Baree | 2.4 km | 44% | 100% |
| Limestone | 3.2 km | 21% | 100% |
| The Mine | 3.4 km | 31% | 100% |
| Leydens Hill | 3.6 km | 21% | 100% |
| Hamilton Creek | 3.7 km | 37% | 100% |
| Horse Creek | 3.9 km | 39% | 100% |
| Moongan | 4.1 km | 34% | 100% |
| Struck Oil | 5.0 km | 26% | 100% |