The Keppels flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Keppels
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 1028.69 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1028.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Keppels's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
The Keppels at a glance
Schools in and near The Keppels
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: 3.43 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.10 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 Keppels is zoned
Selling in The Keppels? 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 1028.69 km², The Keppels is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 6,264 m² across 97 parcels.
Who lives in The Keppels
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the The Keppels 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 982, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of The Keppels's 60 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Keppels. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Keppels itself.
3,883 in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
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 Keppels 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 19 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 Keppels 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 The Keppels. 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 The Keppels lot.
See what's in the $9 report →The Keppels planning - frequently asked
Is The Keppels flood-prone?
About 2% of The Keppels falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is The Keppels bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of The Keppels is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in The Keppels?
The dominant planning zone in The Keppels is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Major Tourism and Unzoned.
Does The Keppels have heritage-listed places?
The Keppels has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in The Keppels?
Across 97 surveyed parcels in The Keppels, the median lot size is about 6,264 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of The Keppels?
At the 2021 Census The Keppels had 60 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains The Keppels, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
Is The Keppels an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Keppels scores 982 and sits in decile 5 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 The Keppels?
Median household income in The Keppels was $700 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulambin | 18.2 km | 42% | 15% |
| Emu Park | 18.7 km | 46% | 40% |
| Rosslyn | 18.9 km | 46% | 12% |
| Causeway Lake | 19.3 km | 63% | 24% |
| Kinka Beach | 20.2 km | 62% | 39% |
| Zilzie | 20.9 km | 72% | 14% |
| Cooee Bay | 21.2 km | 21% | 1% |
| Lammermoor | 22.3 km | 33% | 31% |
| Yeppoon | 23.5 km | 24% | 16% |
| Taranganba | 24.2 km | 39% | 50% |