The Caves flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Caves
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 45.02 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
45.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Caves's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
The Caves at a glance
Schools in and near The Caves
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: 6.09 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 The Caves is zoned
Selling in The Caves? 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 45.02 km², The Caves is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 35% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 19,308 m² across 339 parcels.
Who lives in The Caves
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the The Caves 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 947, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of The Caves's 680 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Glenlee - Rockyview, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Caves. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Caves itself.
3,591 in 2001 to 6,002 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
The Caves 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 The Caves 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 The Caves lot.
See what's in the $9 report →The Caves planning - frequently asked
Is The Caves flood-prone?
About 35% of The Caves falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is The Caves bushfire-prone?
Around 73% of The Caves is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in The Caves?
The dominant planning zone in The Caves is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Rural residential.
Does The Caves have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within The Caves.
What is the typical lot size in The Caves?
Across 339 surveyed parcels in The Caves, the median lot size is about 19,308 m². There are also 23 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of The Caves?
At the 2021 Census The Caves had 680 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Glenlee - Rockyview statistical area, which contains The Caves, went from 3,591 people in 2001 to 6,002 in 2025, up 67%.
Is The Caves an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Caves scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in The Caves?
Median household income in The Caves was $1,926 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattlebank | 6.2 km | 65% | 25% |
| Glendale | 7.8 km | 47% | 19% |
| Milman | 8.8 km | 66% | 45% |
| Etna Creek | 9.1 km | 79% | 45% |
| Barmoya | 9.2 km | 87% | 18% |
| Sandringham | 10.2 km | 46% | 43% |
| Rockyview | 10.4 km | 28% | 60% |
| Yaamba | 11.9 km | 100% | 52% |
| Glenlee | 12.6 km | 76% | 35% |
| South Yaamba Rockhampton Regional |
14.1 km | 94% | 30% |