Parkhurst flood map & planning overlays

Parkhurst is joint youngest in Rockhampton Regional, median age 32, with $360 rents.

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A planning-constraint profile of Parkhurst (Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 20.58 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Planning schematicParkhurst

Constraint readout

20.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 60%

≈ council avg (53%) · #20 of 60 mapped council suburbs

Modelled flood depth held over parts of Parkhurst

See the Rockhampton flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 34%

below council avg (49%) · #40 of 60 mapped council suburbs

Environmental30%

below council avg (46%) · #42 of 60 in council

Heritage sites 2 Noise corridor 15% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 1% Mostly Low density residential Flood 20th most affected of 60 → Bushfire 40th most affected of 60 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Parkhurst'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 Parkhurst properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,670 analysed Parkhurst properties; no individual property result is identified.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

1,670

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

44%

739 of 1,670 properties

Median ground slope

largely flat, measured 50 m around each address · 3% of points 15%+

Ground level

11–52 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 1,670 properties

No mapped risk 931 Low 6Medium 13High 63Affected 657

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Parkhurst.

Has Parkhurst flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Parkhurst: 76 of the 1,670 properties we analysed (4.6%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 76, Historic Flood 2017: 47). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 1,670 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

4.6%

76 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

Historic Flood 2011: 76
Historic Flood 2017: 47

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 Parkhurst

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

Under observed aircraft

27%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

2,500 ft

averaging 4,500 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Parkhurst at a glance

Parcels 1,899 Median lot 1,000 m² Mapped easements 1,106 Bus stops 8 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Parkhurst

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

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.87 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 Parkhurst is zoned

Low density residential 42%

Rural 16%

Low impact industry 11%

Medium impact industry 6%

Emerging communities 5%

Open space 5%

Selling in Parkhurst? 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 20.58 km², Parkhurst is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 34% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,000 m² across 1,899 parcels.

Who lives in Parkhurst

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

Population

3,043

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,227

per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $1,327

Median rent

$360

per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $255

Median mortgage

$1,842

per month

Household size

2.9

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 7

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1009, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Parkhurst's 3,043 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.3%

5-14 17.4%

15-19 6.5%

20-24 6.6%

25-34 15.9%

35-44 15.9%

45-54 11.4%

55-64 10.0%

65-74 5.6%

75-84 2.1%

85+ 0.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Parkhurst - Kawana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Parkhurst. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Parkhurst itself.

5,925 in 2001 to 8,181 in 2025, up 38%.

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.

Parkhurst 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 Parkhurst address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Parkhurst. 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 Parkhurst. 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 Parkhurst lot.

Parkhurst planning - frequently asked

Is Parkhurst flood-prone?

About 60% of Parkhurst falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 44% of the 1,670 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 720 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Parkhurst; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Has Parkhurst flooded?

Is Parkhurst bushfire-prone?

Around 34% of Parkhurst is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.

Is Parkhurst under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Parkhurst, and over about 27% 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 Parkhurst?

The dominant planning zone in Parkhurst is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Low impact industry.

Does Parkhurst have heritage-listed places?

Parkhurst has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Parkhurst hilly or flat?

Parkhurst is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 11 m to 52 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Parkhurst?

Across 1,899 surveyed parcels in Parkhurst, the median lot size is about 1,000 m². There are also 1,106 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Parkhurst have a train station?

There is no train station inside Parkhurst itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.

What is the population of Parkhurst?

At the 2021 Census Parkhurst had 3,043 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Parkhurst - Kawana statistical area, which contains Parkhurst, went from 5,925 people in 2001 to 8,181 in 2025, up 38%.

Is Parkhurst an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Parkhurst scores 1009 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 Parkhurst?

Median household income in Parkhurst was $2,227 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Glenlee Livingstone Shire	3.6 km	76%	35%
Kawana	4.0 km	86%	18%
Norman Gardens	4.5 km	41%	48%
Rockyview Livingstone Shire	6.0 km	28%	59%
Park Avenue	6.0 km	96%	<1%
Limestone Creek	6.4 km	24%	90%
Pink Lily	6.5 km	100%	33%
Frenchville	6.6 km	40%	54%
Wandal	7.3 km	78%	3%
Berserker	7.3 km	96%	0%

See all Rockhampton Regional suburb profiles →