Rocky Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rocky Point
(Weipa Town, QLD) - 4.72 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
4.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rocky Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Rocky Point at a glance
Schools in and near Rocky Point
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
2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Rocky Point is zoned
Selling in Rocky Point? 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 4.72 km², Rocky Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The median lot measures about 979 m² across 882 parcels.
Who lives in Rocky Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rocky Point 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 1032, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rocky Point's 2,214 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Weipa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rocky Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rocky Point itself.
2,131 in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.
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.
Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point. 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 Rocky Point lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rocky Point planning - frequently asked
Is Rocky Point flood-prone?
About 37% of Rocky Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.
Is Rocky Point bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Rocky Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Weipa Town average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Rocky Point?
The dominant planning zone in Rocky Point is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Community facilities.
Does Rocky Point have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Rocky Point.
What is the typical lot size in Rocky Point?
Across 882 surveyed parcels in Rocky Point, the median lot size is about 979 m². There are also 31 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Rocky Point?
At the 2021 Census Rocky Point had 2,214 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Weipa statistical area, which contains Rocky Point, went from 2,131 people in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.
Is Rocky Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rocky Point scores 1032 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rocky Point?
Median household income in Rocky Point was $3,055 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,885 for the typical suburb in Weipa Town. Median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,063 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trunding | 2.2 km | 20% | 52% |
| Nanum | 4.1 km | 26% | 26% |
| Evans Landing | 6.1 km | 34% | 18% |
| Weipa Airport | 8.0 km | 0% | 19% |
| Karron Croydon Shire |
552.1 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| Blackbull Croydon Shire |
582.5 km | 0% | 30% |
| Ellis Beach Cairns Regional |
612.0 km | 7% | 8% |
| Croydon Croydon Shire |
615.5 km | Not mapped | 62% |
| Palm Cove Cairns Regional |
613.4 km | 13% | 31% |
| Macalister Range Cairns Regional |
614.8 km | 5% | 47% |