Mount Rooper flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Rooper
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 14.75 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
14.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Rooper's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mount Rooper at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Rooper
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 5.73 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.61 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 Rooper is zoned
Selling in Mount Rooper? 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 14.75 km², Mount Rooper is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 26,472 m² across 7 parcels.
Mount Rooper 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Mount Rooper 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Mount Rooper lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Rooper planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Rooper flood-prone?
About 4% of Mount Rooper falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Mount Rooper bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Mount Rooper is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Mount Rooper?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Rooper is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Rural residential.
Does Mount Rooper have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Rooper.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Rooper?
Across 7 surveyed parcels in Mount Rooper, the median lot size is about 26,472 m².
Does Mount Rooper have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mount Rooper itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flametree | 1.6 km | 68% | 97% |
| Mandalay | 3.0 km | 87% | 71% |
| Shute Harbour | 4.1 km | 76% | 66% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 4.5 km | 19% | 90% |
| Airlie Beach | 4.9 km | 40% | 87% |
| Cannonvale | 7.7 km | 36% | 76% |
| Brandy Creek | 11.9 km | <1% | 92% |
| Woodwark | 12.4 km | 44% | 93% |
| Riordanvale | 12.7 km | 6% | 91% |
| Cannon Valley | 13.2 km | 42% | 76% |