Mount Stanley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Stanley (Somerset Regional, QLD) - 386.22 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
386.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Stanley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Mount Stanley at a glance
How Mount Stanley is zoned
Selling in Mount Stanley? 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 386.22 km², Mount Stanley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 236,145 m² across 212 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Mount Stanley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Stanley 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 943, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilcoy, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Stanley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Stanley itself.
4,029 in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Mount Stanley 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Stanley planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mount Stanley?
The schematic on this page is a Mount Stanley flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mount Stanley address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mount Stanley flood-prone?
About 3% of Mount Stanley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Somerset Regional average of 25%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Mount Stanley bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 72% of Mount Stanley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Mount Stanley?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Stanley is Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mount Stanley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Stanley. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Stanley?
Across 212 surveyed parcels in Mount Stanley, the median lot size is about 236,145 m².
Is Mount Stanley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Stanley scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
Do I need a planning report for a Mount Stanley property?
A Mount Stanley planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.