Scotchy Pocket flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Scotchy Pocket
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 41.38 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
41.38 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Scotchy Pocket's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Scotchy Pocket at a glance
Schools in and near Scotchy Pocket
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: 1.24 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 16.25 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 Scotchy Pocket is zoned
Selling in Scotchy Pocket? 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 41.38 km², Scotchy Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 56% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 341,739 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Scotchy Pocket
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Scotchy Pocket 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 865, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Scotchy Pocket's 55 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Scotchy Pocket. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Scotchy Pocket itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Scotchy Pocket 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 Scotchy Pocket 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 Scotchy Pocket. 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 Scotchy Pocket lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Scotchy Pocket planning - frequently asked
Is Scotchy Pocket flood-prone?
About 56% of Scotchy Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Scotchy Pocket bushfire-prone?
Around 47% of Scotchy Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Scotchy Pocket?
The dominant planning zone in Scotchy Pocket is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes.
Does Scotchy Pocket have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Scotchy Pocket.
What is the typical lot size in Scotchy Pocket?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Scotchy Pocket, the median lot size is about 341,739 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Scotchy Pocket?
At the 2021 Census Scotchy Pocket had 55 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Scotchy Pocket, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Scotchy Pocket an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Scotchy Pocket scores 865 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 Scotchy Pocket?
Median household income in Scotchy Pocket was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $26 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,424 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexton | 6.9 km | 54% | 71% |
| Theebine | 7.0 km | 53% | 45% |
| Gunalda | 7.1 km | 35% | 81% |
| Kanigan | 8.1 km | 12% | 24% |
| Miva | 8.1 km | 58% | 84% |
| Glenwood | 9.6 km | 37% | 52% |
| Theebine Fraser Coast Regional |
10.2 km | 29% | 34% |
| Kanigan Fraser Coast Regional |
10.7 km | 22% | 39% |
| Curra | 10.8 km | 42% | 82% |
| Gunalda Fraser Coast Regional |
11.2 km | 24% | 100% |