Sheep Station Creek planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sheep Station Creek
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 137.47 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
137.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sheep Station Creek's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Sheep Station Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Sheep Station Creek
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: 0.91 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.79 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 Sheep Station Creek is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Sheep Station Creek, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Sheep Station Creek sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 137.47 km², Sheep Station Creek is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The median lot measures about 304,340 m² across 232 parcels.
Who lives in Sheep Station Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sheep Station Creek 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 943, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sheep Station Creek's 116 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilcoy, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sheep Station Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sheep Station Creek 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.
Sheep Station Creek data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | Not 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 Sheep Station Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Sheep Station Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Sheep Station Creek flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Sheep Station Creek, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Sheep Station Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 67% of Sheep Station Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Sheep Station Creek?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Sheep Station Creek, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Sheep Station Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sheep Station Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Sheep Station Creek?
Across 232 surveyed parcels in Sheep Station Creek, the median lot size is about 304,340 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Sheep Station Creek?
At the 2021 Census Sheep Station Creek had 116 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Kilcoy statistical area, which contains Sheep Station Creek, went from 4,029 people in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
Is Sheep Station Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sheep Station Creek scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Sheep Station Creek?
Median household income in Sheep Station Creek was $1,312 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 $1,645 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kilcoy | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 59% |
| Woolmar | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 31% |
| Kilcoy | 11.4 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Winya | 13.7 km | Not mapped | 24% |
| Sandy Creek | 13.8 km | <1% | 85% |
| Glenfern | 15.2 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Gregors Creek | 16.1 km | Not mapped | 44% |
| Villeneuve | 16.8 km | 0% | 50% |
| Jimna | 17.0 km | 22% | 71% |
| Royston | 17.1 km | <1% | 54% |