O'Connell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of O'Connell
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 12.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
12.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to O'Connell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
O'Connell at a glance
Schools in and near O'Connell
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: 2.92 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.21 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 O'Connell is zoned
Selling in O'Connell? 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 12.13 km², O'Connell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 28,510 m² across 193 parcels.
Who lives in O'Connell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the O'Connell 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 1012, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of O'Connell's 399 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Telina - Toolooa, the wider ABS statistical area containing O'Connell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than O'Connell itself.
3,979 in 2001 to 6,828 in 2025, up 72%.
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.
O'Connell 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 19 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 O'Connell 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of O'Connell. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a O'Connell lot.
See what's in the $9 report →O'Connell planning - frequently asked
Is O'Connell flood-prone?
About 29% of O'Connell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is O'Connell bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of O'Connell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in O'Connell?
The dominant planning zone in O'Connell is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Low Density Residential.
Does O'Connell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within O'Connell.
What is the typical lot size in O'Connell?
Across 193 surveyed parcels in O'Connell, the median lot size is about 28,510 m². There are also 99 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of O'Connell?
At the 2021 Census O'Connell had 399 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Telina - Toolooa statistical area, which contains O'Connell, went from 3,979 people in 2001 to 6,828 in 2025, up 72%.
Is O'Connell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), O'Connell scores 1012 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 O'Connell?
Median household income in O'Connell was $2,333 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Eden | 3.1 km | 29% | 87% |
| Kirkwood | 3.8 km | 23% | 92% |
| Wurdong Heights | 3.9 km | 34% | 90% |
| Telina | 4.8 km | 33% | 60% |
| South Trees | 4.9 km | 87% | 23% |
| Toolooa | 4.9 km | 17% | 75% |
| Boyne Island | 5.2 km | 81% | 35% |
| Sun Valley | 6.1 km | 30% | 54% |
| Kin Kora | 6.2 km | 50% | 48% |
| New Auckland | 6.3 km | 43% | 44% |