Rosella flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rosella
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 8.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
8.52 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosella's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Rosella properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 74 Rosella properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 74 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Rosella.
Rosella at a glance
Schools in and near Rosella
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: 1.18 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 7.34 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 Rosella is zoned
Selling in Rosella? 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 8.52 km², Rosella is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 4,489 m² across 79 parcels.
Who lives in Rosella
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosella 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 996, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rosella's 78 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Walkerston - Eton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosella. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosella itself.
6,919 in 2001 to 8,749 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Rosella 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 Rosella 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 Rosella. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
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 Rosella lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rosella planning - frequently asked
Is Rosella flood-prone?
About 25% of Rosella falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 31% of the 74 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Rosella bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Rosella and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mackay Regional average is 26%).
What is the zoning in Rosella?
The dominant planning zone in Rosella is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and Community facilities.
Does Rosella have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Rosella.
Is Rosella hilly or flat?
Rosella is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 13 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Rosella?
Across 79 surveyed parcels in Rosella, the median lot size is about 4,489 m². There are also 13 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Rosella have a train station?
There is no train station inside Rosella itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Rosella?
At the 2021 Census Rosella had 78 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Walkerston - Eton statistical area, which contains Rosella, went from 6,919 people in 2001 to 8,749 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Rosella an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosella scores 996 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rosella?
Median household income in Rosella was $1,937 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,737 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelona | 2.2 km | 89% | 4% |
| Bakers Creek | 3.2 km | 88% | 4% |
| Sandiford | 4.3 km | 42% | <1% |
| McEwens Beach | 4.5 km | 93% | 10% |
| Dunnrock | 5.1 km | 93% | <1% |
| Paget | 6.0 km | 81% | 6% |
| Ooralea | 6.5 km | 60% | 0% |
| Balberra | 6.6 km | 46% | 3% |
| Te Kowai | 7.5 km | 63% | <1% |
| Racecourse | 8.0 km | 68% | 2% |