Royston flood map & planning overlays
Royston's 2 ha lots carry 54.3% bushfire mapping, for a median age of 46.
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A planning-constraint profile of Royston
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 19.2 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
19.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Royston'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 Royston
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
typical observed square 0 a day
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.
Royston at a glance
Schools in and near Royston
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: 6.18 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.57 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 Royston is zoned
Selling in Royston? 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 19.2 km², Royston is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 23,728 m² across 146 parcels.
Who lives in Royston
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Royston 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Royston's 346 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilcoy, the wider ABS statistical area containing Royston. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Royston itself.
4,029 in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
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.
Royston 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 Royston 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 33% of Royston. 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 Royston. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Royston lot.
Royston planning - frequently asked
Is Royston flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Royston and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 19%). Published flood models are held over parts of Royston; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Royston bushfire-prone?
Around 54% of Royston is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Royston under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Royston, and over about 96% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Royston?
The dominant planning zone in Royston is Rural.
Does Royston have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Royston.
What is the typical lot size in Royston?
Across 146 surveyed parcels in Royston, the median lot size is about 23,728 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Royston have a train station?
There is no train station inside Royston itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Royston?
At the 2021 Census Royston had 346 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Kilcoy statistical area, which contains Royston, went from 4,029 people in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
Is Royston an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Royston scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Royston?
Median household income in Royston was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,956 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 50% |
| Stony Creek Moreton Bay City |
5.8 km | 35% | 66% |
| Glenfern | 6.8 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Sandy Creek | 7.4 km | <1% | 85% |
| Neurum Moreton Bay City |
7.8 km | 38% | 63% |
| Winya | 9.0 km | 14% | 24% |
| Mount Archer | 9.3 km | <1% | 75% |
| Kilcoy | 9.5 km | 26% | 17% |
| Bellthorpe Moreton Bay City |
9.7 km | 14% | 92% |
| Mount Kilcoy | 11.1 km | <1% | 59% |