Soldiers Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Soldiers Hill
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.73 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
1.73 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Soldiers Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Soldiers Hill properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 846 Soldiers Hill properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 846 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Soldiers Hill.
Soldiers Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Soldiers 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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.61 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 Soldiers Hill is zoned
Selling in Soldiers 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 1.73 km², Soldiers Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 809 m² across 813 parcels.
Who lives in Soldiers Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Soldiers 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 993, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Soldiers Hill's 1,796 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Soldiers Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Soldiers Hill itself.
20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Soldiers 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 Soldiers Hill 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Soldiers Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Soldiers Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Soldiers Hill flood-prone?
About 29% of Soldiers Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 846 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Soldiers Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 15% of Soldiers Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Soldiers Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Soldiers Hill is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Not applied and Medium Density Residential.
Does Soldiers Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Soldiers Hill.
Is Soldiers Hill hilly or flat?
Soldiers Hill is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 341 m to 351 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Soldiers Hill?
Across 813 surveyed parcels in Soldiers Hill, the median lot size is about 809 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Soldiers Hill?
At the 2021 Census Soldiers Hill had 1,796 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Soldiers Hill, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Soldiers Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Soldiers Hill scores 993 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Soldiers Hill?
Median household income in Soldiers Hill was $2,483 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $378 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston | 0.9 km | 16% | 13% |
| Ryan | 1.1 km | 22% | 31% |
| Menzies | 1.5 km | 3% | 0% |
| Miles End | 1.7 km | 44% | 16% |
| Lanskey | 2.2 km | 39% | 72% |
| Mount Isa City | 2.3 km | 5% | 0% |
| Sunset | 2.4 km | 8% | 50% |
| The Gap | 2.4 km | <1% | 0% |
| Pioneer | 2.5 km | 4% | 6% |
| Mornington | 3.3 km | 6% | 0% |