Raglan flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Raglan
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 596.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
596.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Raglan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Raglan at a glance
Schools in and near Raglan
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: 0.48 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.68 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 Raglan is zoned
Selling in Raglan? 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 596.45 km², Raglan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 61% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 390,406 m² across 359 parcels.
Who lives in Raglan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Raglan 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 883, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Raglan's 143 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Raglan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Raglan itself.
6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
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.
Raglan 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 12 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 Raglan address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Raglan lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Raglan planning - frequently asked
Is Raglan flood-prone?
About 39% of Raglan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Raglan bushfire-prone?
Around 61% of Raglan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Raglan?
The dominant planning zone in Raglan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Special Purpose.
Does Raglan have heritage-listed places?
Raglan has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Raglan?
Across 359 surveyed parcels in Raglan, the median lot size is about 390,406 m². There are also 65 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Raglan?
At the 2021 Census Raglan had 143 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains Raglan, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Is Raglan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Raglan scores 883 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Raglan?
Median household income in Raglan was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marmor Rockhampton Regional |
12.4 km | 58% | 30% |
| Ambrose | 13.7 km | 40% | 68% |
| Machine Creek | 19.6 km | 38% | 39% |
| Bajool Rockhampton Regional |
20.8 km | 59% | 53% |
| Bracewell | 21.3 km | 38% | 46% |
| Darts Creek | 23.6 km | 33% | 76% |
| Port Alma Rockhampton Regional |
26.2 km | 100% | 1% |
| East End | 28.1 km | 54% | 53% |
| Mount Larcom | 28.6 km | 42% | 81% |
| The Narrows | 31.5 km | 84% | 29% |