Spreadborough flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Spreadborough
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.71 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
1.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Spreadborough's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Spreadborough properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 54 Spreadborough properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 54 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Spreadborough.
Spreadborough at a glance
Schools in and near Spreadborough
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: 1.45 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.63 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 Spreadborough is zoned
Selling in Spreadborough? 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 1.71 km², Spreadborough is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 45% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Impact Industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 14,936 m² across 54 parcels.
Who lives in Spreadborough
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Spreadborough 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 1000, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Spreadborough. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Spreadborough 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.
Spreadborough 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 Spreadborough 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 Spreadborough lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Spreadborough planning - frequently asked
Is Spreadborough flood-prone?
About 22% of Spreadborough falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 54 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Spreadborough bushfire-prone?
Around 45% of Spreadborough is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Spreadborough?
The dominant planning zone in Spreadborough is Low Impact Industry, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Sport and Recreation.
Does Spreadborough have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Spreadborough.
Is Spreadborough hilly or flat?
Spreadborough is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 352 m to 359 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Spreadborough?
Across 54 surveyed parcels in Spreadborough, the median lot size is about 14,936 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Spreadborough?
At the 2021 Census Spreadborough had 55 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Spreadborough, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Spreadborough an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Spreadborough scores 1000 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 Spreadborough?
Median household income in Spreadborough was $2,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mica Creek | 0.7 km | 37% | 51% |
| Happy Valley | 2.3 km | 38% | 41% |
| Healy | 2.4 km | 9% | 22% |
| Parkside | 3.7 km | 31% | 2% |
| Mornington | 3.8 km | 6% | 0% |
| Townview | 4.2 km | 0% | 13% |
| Mount Isa City | 4.7 km | 5% | 0% |
| Fisher | 4.7 km | <1% | 62% |
| The Gap | 4.8 km | <1% | 0% |
| Miles End | 5.3 km | 44% | 16% |