Stockton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stockton
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 3.7 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
3.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stockton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Stockton at a glance
Schools in and near Stockton
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: 0.63 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.12 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 Stockton is zoned
Selling in Stockton? 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 3.7 km², Stockton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 73,757 m² across 31 parcels.
Who lives in Stockton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stockton 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 967, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stockton's 57 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stockton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stockton itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Stockton 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 Stockton 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 Stockton. 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 Stockton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stockton planning - frequently asked
Is Stockton flood-prone?
About 100% of Stockton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Stockton bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Stockton and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Stockton?
The dominant planning zone in Stockton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose.
Does Stockton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stockton.
What is the typical lot size in Stockton?
Across 31 surveyed parcels in Stockton, the median lot size is about 73,757 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Stockton?
At the 2021 Census Stockton had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 4.0 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Stockton, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Stockton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stockton scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stockton?
Median household income in Stockton was $2,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,192 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangan | 2.0 km | 76% | 0% |
| Comoon Loop | 2.2 km | 100% | 10% |
| Mundoo | 2.3 km | 89% | 2% |
| Mourilyan | 3.3 km | 100% | 43% |
| Boogan | 3.4 km | 96% | 4% |
| South Johnstone | 4.0 km | 73% | 0% |
| Martyville | 4.2 km | 100% | 27% |
| Currajah | 4.2 km | 42% | 0% |
| Mighell | 4.4 km | 100% | 3% |
| South Innisfail | 4.4 km | 100% | 58% |