Port Curtis flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Curtis
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 45.85 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
45.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Curtis's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Port Curtis properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 719 Port Curtis properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 719 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Port Curtis.
Port Curtis flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 719 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Port Curtis; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
684 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 682
- Historic Flood 2017: 678
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 Curtis at a glance
Schools in and near Port Curtis
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
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: 0.54 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 Curtis is zoned
Selling in Port Curtis? 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 45.85 km², Port Curtis is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 6,081 m² across 744 parcels.
Who lives in Port Curtis
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Curtis 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 866, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Curtis's 309 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton City, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Curtis. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Curtis itself.
3,626 in 2001 to 3,345 in 2025, down 8%.
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.
Port Curtis 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 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 Curtis address
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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 Curtis lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Port Curtis planning - frequently asked
Is Port Curtis flood-prone?
About 98% of Port Curtis falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 95% of the 719 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 684 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Port Curtis bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Port Curtis is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Port Curtis?
The dominant planning zone in Port Curtis is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited development (constrained land) and Special purpose.
Does Port Curtis have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Port Curtis.
Is Port Curtis hilly or flat?
Port Curtis is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 14 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Port Curtis?
Across 744 surveyed parcels in Port Curtis, the median lot size is about 6,081 m². There are also 72 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Port Curtis?
At the 2021 Census Port Curtis had 309 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Rockhampton City statistical area, which contains Port Curtis, went from 3,626 people in 2001 to 3,345 in 2025, down 8%.
Is Port Curtis an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Curtis scores 866 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Port Curtis?
Median household income in Port Curtis was $1,156 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,043 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depot Hill | 3.9 km | 100% | 0% |
| The Common | 4.2 km | 100% | 44% |
| Allenstown | 4.8 km | 95% | 0% |
| Lakes Creek Livingstone Shire |
5.2 km | 14% | 100% |
| Nerimbera Livingstone Shire |
5.4 km | 68% | 51% |
| Rockhampton City | 5.7 km | 100% | 0% |
| Koongal | 5.7 km | 65% | 38% |
| Lakes Creek | 5.8 km | 31% | 80% |
| The Range | 5.8 km | 29% | 12% |
| Berserker | 6.3 km | 96% | 0% |