Round Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Round Hill
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 143.75 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
143.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Round Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Round Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Round Hill
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: 1.48 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.48 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 Round Hill is zoned
Selling in Round Hill? 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 143.75 km², Round Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 85% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 165,126 m² across 157 parcels.
Who lives in Round Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Round Hill 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 830, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Round Hill's 189 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 Round Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Round Hill 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.
Round Hill 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 Round Hill address
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See what's in the $9 report →Round Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Round Hill flood-prone?
About 45% of Round Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Round Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 85% of Round Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Round Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Round Hill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Conservation.
Does Round Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Round Hill.
What is the typical lot size in Round Hill?
Across 157 surveyed parcels in Round Hill, the median lot size is about 165,126 m². There are also 13 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Round Hill?
At the 2021 Census Round Hill had 189 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area, which contains Round Hill, went from 4,398 people in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.
Is Round Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Round Hill scores 830 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 Round Hill?
Median household income in Round Hill was $840 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,609 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Creek | 8.5 km | 36% | 92% |
| Agnes Water | 9.6 km | 44% | 53% |
| Deepwater | 11.1 km | 58% | 70% |
| Oyster Creek | 14.4 km | 47% | 88% |
| Taunton | 14.5 km | 43% | 70% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 15.6 km | 50% | 20% |
| Baffle Creek | 19.7 km | 66% | 93% |
| Mount Tom | 20.3 km | 34% | 89% |
| Euleilah | 22.1 km | 54% | 80% |
| Eurimbula | 23.2 km | 53% | 61% |