Nine Mile flood map & planning overlays
Nine Mile's 23 ha lots split almost exactly between flood (47.1%) and bushfire (46.5%).
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A planning-constraint profile of Nine Mile
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 130.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
130.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nine Mile's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Nine Mile properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 180 analysed Nine Mile properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 180 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Nine Mile.
Has Nine Mile flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Nine Mile: 35 of the 180 properties we analysed (19.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 34, Historic Flood 2017: 34). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 180 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
35 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 34
- Historic Flood 2017: 34
Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Nine Mile
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Nine Mile at a glance
Schools in and near Nine Mile
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 1.65 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.22 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 Nine Mile is zoned
Selling in Nine Mile? 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 130.92 km², Nine Mile is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 47% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 231,261 m² across 222 parcels.
Who lives in Nine Mile
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nine Mile 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 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nine Mile's 84 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nine Mile. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nine Mile itself.
2,720 in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Nine Mile 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Nine Mile 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 →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Nine Mile. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Nine Mile lot.
Nine Mile planning - frequently asked
Is Nine Mile flood-prone?
About 47% of Nine Mile falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 45% of the 180 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 77 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Nine Mile; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Nine Mile flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Nine Mile: 35 of the 180 properties we analysed (19.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 34, Historic Flood 2017: 34). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Nine Mile bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Nine Mile is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Nine Mile under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 43% of Nine Mile in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Nine Mile?
The dominant planning zone in Nine Mile is Rural.
Does Nine Mile have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nine Mile.
Is Nine Mile hilly or flat?
Nine Mile is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 13% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 107 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Nine Mile?
Across 222 surveyed parcels in Nine Mile, the median lot size is about 231,261 m². There are also 116 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Nine Mile?
At the 2021 Census Nine Mile had 84 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Nine Mile, went from 2,720 people in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Nine Mile an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nine Mile scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Nine Mile?
Median household income in Nine Mile was $1,792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $256 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,799 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Bower | 10.9 km | 100% | 16% |
| Kabra | 11.0 km | 40% | 45% |
| Alton Downs | 11.2 km | 74% | 20% |
| Gracemere | 11.6 km | 69% | 14% |
| West Rockhampton | 13.0 km | 96% | 4% |
| Pink Lily | 13.2 km | 100% | 33% |
| Stanwell | 13.5 km | 33% | 76% |
| Dalma | 14.2 km | 31% | 36% |
| The Range | 14.9 km | 29% | 12% |
| Wandal | 15.6 km | 78% | 3% |