Rosedale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rosedale
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 354.45 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
354.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosedale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Rosedale at a glance
Schools in and near Rosedale
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 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 Rosedale is zoned
Selling in Rosedale? 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 354.45 km², Rosedale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 177,202 m² across 508 parcels.
Who lives in Rosedale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosedale 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 853, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rosedale's 452 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Agnes Water - Miriam Vale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosedale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosedale itself.
4,398 in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.
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.
Rosedale 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 Rosedale 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 Rosedale. 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 Rosedale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rosedale planning - frequently asked
Is Rosedale flood-prone?
About 43% of Rosedale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Rosedale bushfire-prone?
Around 86% of Rosedale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Rosedale?
The dominant planning zone in Rosedale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Special Purpose.
Does Rosedale have heritage-listed places?
Rosedale has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rosedale?
Across 508 surveyed parcels in Rosedale, the median lot size is about 177,202 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Rosedale?
At the 2021 Census Rosedale had 452 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area, which contains Rosedale, went from 4,398 people in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.
Is Rosedale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosedale scores 853 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 Rosedale?
Median household income in Rosedale was $919 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,020 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watalgan Bundaberg Regional |
7.7 km | 41% | 97% |
| Winfield Bundaberg Regional |
12.4 km | 45% | 87% |
| Waterloo Bundaberg Regional |
12.7 km | 38% | 91% |
| Berajondo | 14.0 km | 48% | 86% |
| Mullett Creek Bundaberg Regional |
15.9 km | 62% | 87% |
| Yandaran Bundaberg Regional |
16.7 km | 48% | 86% |
| Euleilah | 17.6 km | 54% | 80% |
| Rosedale Bundaberg Regional |
17.8 km | 19% | 100% |
| Mount Maria | 18.6 km | 50% | 90% |
| Baffle Creek | 19.5 km | 66% | 93% |