Stanwell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stanwell
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 136.54 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
136.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stanwell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Stanwell properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 334 Stanwell properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 334 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Stanwell.
Stanwell at a glance
Schools in and near Stanwell
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: 2.97 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 Stanwell is zoned
Selling in Stanwell? 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 136.54 km², Stanwell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 29,528 m² across 372 parcels.
Who lives in Stanwell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stanwell 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 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stanwell's 301 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stanwell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stanwell itself.
2,720 in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Stanwell 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 Stanwell 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 Stanwell. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
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 Stanwell lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stanwell planning - frequently asked
Is Stanwell flood-prone?
About 33% of Stanwell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 334 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Stanwell bushfire-prone?
Around 78% of Stanwell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Stanwell?
The dominant planning zone in Stanwell is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special industry and High impact industry.
Does Stanwell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stanwell.
Is Stanwell hilly or flat?
Stanwell is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 14% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 33 m to 179 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Stanwell?
Across 372 surveyed parcels in Stanwell, the median lot size is about 29,528 m². There are also 55 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Stanwell?
At the 2021 Census Stanwell had 301 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Stanwell, went from 2,720 people in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Stanwell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stanwell scores 927 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stanwell?
Median household income in Stanwell was $1,666 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $293 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,477 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabra | 8.4 km | 40% | 51% |
| Bushley | 8.5 km | 28% | 79% |
| Moongan | 11.7 km | 34% | 100% |
| The Mine | 12.2 km | 31% | 100% |
| Baree | 12.5 km | 44% | 100% |
| Walterhall | 12.7 km | 37% | 100% |
| Leydens Hill | 13.3 km | 21% | 100% |
| Nine Mile | 13.5 km | 47% | 46% |
| Johnsons Hill | 14.2 km | 19% | 100% |
| Kalapa | 14.7 km | 31% | 82% |