Stockyard flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stockyard
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 301.65 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
301.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stockyard's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Stockyard at a glance
Schools in and near Stockyard
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: 4.37 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.94 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 Stockyard is zoned
Selling in Stockyard? 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 301.65 km², Stockyard is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 708 m² across 55 parcels.
Who lives in Stockyard
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stockyard 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 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Shoalwater Bay, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stockyard. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stockyard itself.
11 in 2001 to 22 in 2025, up 100%.
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.
Stockyard 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 10 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 Stockyard 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Stockyard lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stockyard planning - frequently asked
Is Stockyard flood-prone?
About 8% of Stockyard falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Stockyard bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Stockyard is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Stockyard?
The dominant planning zone in Stockyard is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Stockyard have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stockyard.
What is the typical lot size in Stockyard?
Across 55 surveyed parcels in Stockyard, the median lot size is about 708 m².
Is Stockyard an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stockyard scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerriba | 12.5 km | 0% | 89% |
| Byfield | 13.3 km | 6% | 98% |
| Woodbury | 15.2 km | 60% | 73% |
| Farnborough | 19.5 km | 34% | 28% |
| Maryvale | 21.8 km | 65% | 93% |
| Bangalee | 25.1 km | 25% | 0% |
| Bungundarra | 26.5 km | 43% | 76% |
| Pacific Heights | 27.8 km | 1% | 65% |
| Adelaide Park | 28.7 km | 36% | 83% |
| Barlows Hill | 28.8 km | 3% | 67% |