Struck Oil flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Struck Oil
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 21.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
21.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Struck Oil's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Struck Oil properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 148 Struck Oil properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 148 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Struck Oil.
Struck Oil at a glance
Schools in and near Struck Oil
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: 2.80 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.79 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 Struck Oil is zoned
Selling in Struck Oil? 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 21.01 km², Struck Oil is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 29,460 m² across 154 parcels.
Who lives in Struck Oil
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Struck Oil 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 884, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Struck Oil's 151 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Morgan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Struck Oil. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Struck Oil itself.
2,887 in 2001 to 3,090 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Struck Oil 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 16 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 Struck Oil 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 Struck Oil lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Struck Oil planning - frequently asked
Is Struck Oil flood-prone?
About 26% of Struck Oil falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 148 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Struck Oil bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Struck Oil is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Struck Oil?
The dominant planning zone in Struck Oil is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Rural residential.
Does Struck Oil have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Struck Oil.
Is Struck Oil hilly or flat?
Struck Oil is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 32% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 286 m to 375 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Struck Oil?
Across 154 surveyed parcels in Struck Oil, the median lot size is about 29,460 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Struck Oil?
At the 2021 Census Struck Oil had 151 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Mount Morgan statistical area, which contains Struck Oil, went from 2,887 people in 2001 to 3,090 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Struck Oil an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Struck Oil scores 884 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Struck Oil?
Median household income in Struck Oil was $1,303 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,210 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leydens Hill | 3.2 km | 21% | 100% |
| Johnsons Hill | 3.4 km | 19% | 100% |
| Moongan | 4.9 km | 34% | 100% |
| Mount Morgan | 5.0 km | 27% | 100% |
| Limestone | 5.0 km | 21% | 100% |
| Baree | 5.5 km | 44% | 100% |
| Walterhall | 6.3 km | 37% | 100% |
| The Mine | 7.7 km | 31% | 100% |
| Hamilton Creek | 7.7 km | 37% | 100% |
| Horse Creek | 8.6 km | 39% | 100% |