Sunset flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Sunset (Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.97 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.

Planning schematicSunset

Constraint readout

1.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 8%

below council avg (13%) · #11 of 25 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 50%

1.4× council avg (36%) · #9 of 25 mapped council suburbs

Environmental36%

2.0× council avg (18%) · #5 of 25 in council

Heritage sites 0 Mostly Rural Flood 11th most affected of 25 → Bushfire 9th most affected of 25 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sunset's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Sunset properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 938 Sunset properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

938

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

0 of 938 properties

Median ground slope

largely flat, measured 50 m around each address

Ground level

345–366 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 938 properties

No mapped risk 938

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Sunset.

Sunset at a glance

Parcels 891 Median lot 607 m² Mapped easements 19 Schools in suburb 2

Schools in and near Sunset

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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Sunset is zoned

Rural 52%

Low Density Residential 36%

Community Facilities 4%

Special Purpose 3%

Medium Density Residential 2%

Open Space 2%

Selling in Sunset? 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 1.97 km², Sunset 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 Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 607 m² across 891 parcels.

Who lives in Sunset

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sunset suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

2,137

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,325

per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $2,177

Median rent

$349

per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $261

Median mortgage

$1,500

per month

Household size

2.7

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 956, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sunset's 2,137 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.6%

5-14 17.2%

15-19 5.2%

20-24 7.6%

25-34 17.7%

35-44 13.6%

45-54 12.5%

55-64 9.6%

65-74 4.7%

75-84 2.8%

85+ 0.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sunset. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sunset 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.

Sunset 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 Sunset address

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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 Sunset lot.

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Sunset planning - frequently asked

Is Sunset flood-prone?

About 8% of Sunset falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 938 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Sunset bushfire-prone?

Around 50% of Sunset is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.

What is the zoning in Sunset?

The dominant planning zone in Sunset is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Community Facilities.

Does Sunset have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Sunset.

Is Sunset hilly or flat?

Sunset is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 345 m to 366 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Sunset?

Across 891 surveyed parcels in Sunset, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Sunset?

At the 2021 Census Sunset had 2,137 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Sunset, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Sunset an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sunset scores 956 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sunset?

Median household income in Sunset was $2,325 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $349 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Pioneer	0.8 km	4%	6%
Winston	1.5 km	16%	13%
Menzies	1.5 km	3%	0%
Ryan	1.7 km	22%	31%
The Gap	1.8 km	<1%	0%
Townview	2.2 km	0%	13%
Mount Isa City	2.3 km	5%	0%
Soldiers Hill	2.4 km	29%	15%
Breakaway	2.6 km	8%	100%
Miles End	2.6 km	44%	16%

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