New Auckland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of New Auckland
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 3.69 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
3.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to New Auckland's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
New Auckland at a glance
Schools in and near New Auckland
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: 0.21 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.70 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 New Auckland is zoned
Selling in New Auckland? 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 3.69 km², New Auckland is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 700 m² across 2,389 parcels.
Who lives in New Auckland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the New Auckland 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 932, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of New Auckland's 5,266 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clinton - New Auckland, the wider ABS statistical area containing New Auckland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than New Auckland itself.
8,008 in 2001 to 15,311 in 2025, up 91%.
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.
New Auckland 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 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 New Auckland 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 New Auckland lot.
See what's in the $9 report →New Auckland planning - frequently asked
Is New Auckland flood-prone?
About 43% of New Auckland falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is New Auckland bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of New Auckland is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in New Auckland?
The dominant planning zone in New Auckland is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Rural Residential.
Does New Auckland have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within New Auckland.
What is the typical lot size in New Auckland?
Across 2,389 surveyed parcels in New Auckland, the median lot size is about 700 m². There are also 310 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does New Auckland have a train station?
There is no train station inside New Auckland itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of New Auckland?
At the 2021 Census New Auckland had 5,266 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Clinton - New Auckland statistical area, which contains New Auckland, went from 8,008 people in 2001 to 15,311 in 2025, up 91%.
Is New Auckland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), New Auckland scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in New Auckland?
Median household income in New Auckland was $2,009 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,612 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kin Kora | 1.5 km | 50% | 48% |
| Telina | 2.1 km | 33% | 60% |
| Clinton | 2.1 km | 35% | 33% |
| Kirkwood | 2.7 km | 23% | 92% |
| Sun Valley | 2.9 km | 30% | 54% |
| West Gladstone | 3.3 km | 50% | 29% |
| Beecher | 3.5 km | 48% | 79% |
| Toolooa | 3.6 km | 17% | 75% |
| Glen Eden | 3.7 km | 29% | 87% |
| Byellee | 4.0 km | 87% | 62% |