Rosslyn flood map & planning overlays
1,092 m² blocks, mostly conservation zoning, and a 46.3% flood overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Rosslyn
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 18.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
18.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosslyn's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Rosslyn
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Rosslyn at a glance
Schools in and near Rosslyn
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 1.26 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.43 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Rosslyn address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Rosslyn is zoned
Selling in Rosslyn? 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 18.63 km², Rosslyn is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 1,092 m² across 390 parcels.
Who lives in Rosslyn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosslyn 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 1007, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rosslyn's 613 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yeppoon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosslyn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosslyn itself.
12,256 in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
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.
Rosslyn 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Rosslyn 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Rosslyn. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Rosslyn. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Rosslyn lot.
Rosslyn planning - frequently asked
Is Rosslyn flood-prone?
About 42% of Rosslyn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Published flood models are held over parts of Rosslyn; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Rosslyn bushfire-prone?
Around 12% of Rosslyn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
Is Rosslyn under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Rosslyn, and over about 9% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Rosslyn?
The dominant planning zone in Rosslyn is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Rosslyn have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Rosslyn.
What is the typical lot size in Rosslyn?
Across 390 surveyed parcels in Rosslyn, the median lot size is about 1,092 m². There are also 150 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Rosslyn have a train station?
There is no train station inside Rosslyn itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Rosslyn?
At the 2021 Census Rosslyn had 613 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yeppoon statistical area, which contains Rosslyn, went from 12,256 people in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
Is Rosslyn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosslyn scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rosslyn?
Median household income in Rosslyn was $1,823 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $329 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulambin | 2.1 km | 28% | 15% |
| Causeway Lake | 3.1 km | 57% | 24% |
| Lammermoor | 3.5 km | 24% | 31% |
| Cooee Bay | 3.7 km | 19% | 1% |
| Taranganba | 5.6 km | 16% | 50% |
| Taroomball | 5.6 km | 4% | 93% |
| Yeppoon | 6.0 km | 19% | 16% |
| Kinka Beach | 6.0 km | 36% | 39% |
| Meikleville Hill | 8.5 km | 0% | 62% |
| Emu Park | 8.8 km | 35% | 40% |