Norman Gardens flood map & planning overlays
Norman Gardens is Rockhampton Regional's 2nd-biggest suburb: 10,534 residents.
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A planning-constraint profile of Norman Gardens
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 13.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
13.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Norman Gardens'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 Norman Gardens properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 4,502 analysed Norman Gardens properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,502 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Norman Gardens.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Norman Gardens
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Norman Gardens at a glance
Schools in and near Norman Gardens
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
2 schools 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 Norman Gardens is zoned
Selling in Norman Gardens? 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 13.24 km², Norman Gardens is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 48% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 686 m² across 4,383 parcels.
Who lives in Norman Gardens
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Norman Gardens 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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Norman Gardens's 10,534 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Norman Gardens, the wider ABS statistical area containing Norman Gardens. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Norman Gardens itself.
6,983 in 2001 to 11,288 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Norman Gardens 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 Norman Gardens 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Norman Gardens. 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 Norman Gardens. 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 Norman Gardens lot.
Norman Gardens planning - frequently asked
Is Norman Gardens flood-prone?
About 41% of Norman Gardens falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 34% of the 4,502 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1525 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Norman Gardens; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Norman Gardens bushfire-prone?
Around 48% of Norman Gardens is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Norman Gardens under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Norman Gardens, and over about 41% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Norman Gardens?
The dominant planning zone in Norman Gardens is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Community facilities.
Does Norman Gardens have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Norman Gardens.
Is Norman Gardens hilly or flat?
Norman Gardens is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 25 m to 74 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Norman Gardens?
Across 4,383 surveyed parcels in Norman Gardens, the median lot size is about 686 m². There are also 1,494 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Norman Gardens have a train station?
There is no train station inside Norman Gardens itself. The suburb is served by 31 bus stops.
What is the population of Norman Gardens?
At the 2021 Census Norman Gardens had 10,534 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Norman Gardens statistical area, which contains Norman Gardens, went from 6,983 people in 2001 to 11,288 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Norman Gardens an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Norman Gardens scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Norman Gardens?
Median household income in Norman Gardens was $1,770 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchville | 2.3 km | 40% | 54% |
| Kawana | 3.6 km | 86% | 18% |
| Berserker | 4.4 km | 96% | 0% |
| Parkhurst | 4.5 km | 60% | 34% |
| Mount Archer | 4.6 km | 14% | 100% |
| Park Avenue | 4.6 km | 96% | <1% |
| Koongal | 4.8 km | 65% | 38% |
| Limestone Creek | 4.9 km | 24% | 90% |
| The Common | 6.3 km | 100% | 44% |
| Lakes Creek | 6.4 km | 31% | 80% |