Port Alma flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Alma
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 312.79 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.
Constraint readout
312.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Alma's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Port Alma properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 23 Port Alma properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 23 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Port Alma.
Port Alma flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 23 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Port Alma; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
23 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 23
- Historic Flood 2011: 9
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.
Port Alma at a glance
Schools in and near Port Alma
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: 3.38 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.97 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 Port Alma is zoned
Selling in Port Alma? 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 312.79 km², Port Alma is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 1% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 268,219 m² across 96 parcels.
Port Alma 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Port Alma 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Port Alma lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Port Alma planning - frequently asked
Is Port Alma flood-prone?
About 100% of Port Alma falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 23 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 23 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Port Alma bushfire-prone?
Around 1% of Port Alma is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Port Alma?
The dominant planning zone in Port Alma is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose.
Does Port Alma have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Port Alma.
Is Port Alma hilly or flat?
Port Alma is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly -2 m to 4 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Port Alma?
Across 96 surveyed parcels in Port Alma, the median lot size is about 268,219 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Point Livingstone Shire |
12.8 km | 71% | 30% |
| Marmor | 14.1 km | 58% | 30% |
| The Narrows Gladstone Regional |
17.7 km | 84% | 29% |
| Nankin Livingstone Shire |
19.5 km | 59% | 56% |
| Midgee | 20.9 km | 83% | 30% |
| Joskeleigh Livingstone Shire |
22.5 km | 66% | 30% |
| Bajool | 23.0 km | 59% | 53% |
| Darts Creek Gladstone Regional |
24.3 km | 33% | 76% |
| Raglan Gladstone Regional |
26.2 km | 39% | 61% |
| Nerimbera Livingstone Shire |
26.3 km | 68% | 51% |