The Mine flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Mine
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 11.47 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
11.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Mine's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across The Mine properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 137 The Mine properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 137 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in The Mine.
The Mine at a glance
Schools in and near The Mine
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: 0.48 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.34 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 Mine is zoned
Selling in The Mine? 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 11.47 km², The Mine is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Limited development (constrained land). The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 2,007 m² across 144 parcels.
Who lives in The Mine
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the The Mine 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 800, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Morgan, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Mine. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Mine 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.
The Mine 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 Mine 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 The Mine lot.
See what's in the $9 report →The Mine planning - frequently asked
Is The Mine flood-prone?
About 31% of The Mine falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 137 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is The Mine bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of The Mine is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in The Mine?
The dominant planning zone in The Mine is Limited development (constrained land), though the suburb also includes Rural and Community facilities.
Does The Mine have heritage-listed places?
The Mine has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is The Mine hilly or flat?
The Mine is steep: the median ground slope is about 19%, and 64% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 209 m to 316 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in The Mine?
Across 144 surveyed parcels in The Mine, the median lot size is about 2,007 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is The Mine an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Mine scores 800 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walterhall | 1.4 km | 37% | 100% |
| Baree | 2.3 km | 44% | 100% |
| Mount Morgan | 3.4 km | 27% | 100% |
| Moongan | 4.2 km | 34% | 100% |
| Johnsons Hill | 4.2 km | 19% | 100% |
| Horse Creek | 4.6 km | 39% | 100% |
| Leydens Hill | 5.0 km | 21% | 100% |
| Hamilton Creek | 5.6 km | 37% | 100% |
| Limestone | 6.5 km | 21% | 100% |
| Trotter Creek | 7.2 km | 24% | 100% |