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Norman Gardens flood map & planning overlays

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 16 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Norman Gardens's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Norman Gardens properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,502 Norman Gardens properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Norman Gardens at a glance

Parcels 4,378 Median lot 685 m² Mapped easements 1,489 Bus stops 31 Schools in suburb 3

Schools in and near Norman Gardens

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

3

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

Environmental management and conservation 40%
Low density residential 31%
Community facilities 16%
Rural 6%
Open space 4%
Specialised centre 2%

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 685 m² across 4,378 parcels.

Who lives in Norman Gardens

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Norman Gardens suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
10,534
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$1,770
per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $1,327
Median rent
$300
per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,625
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Norman Gardens's 10,534 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.0%
5-14 14.5%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 6.2%
25-34 13.5%
35-44 13.9%
45-54 12.0%
55-64 11.4%
65-74 8.5%
75-84 5.8%
85+ 1.8%

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.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 16 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 Norman Gardens address

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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, 0% of the 4,502 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Norman Gardens bushfire-prone?

Around 48% of Norman Gardens is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.

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 4,378 surveyed parcels in Norman Gardens, the median lot size is about 685 m². There are also 1,489 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-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% 100%
The Common 6.3 km 100% 44%
Lakes Creek 6.4 km 31% 80%

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