The Range flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of The Range (Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 3.59 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Range's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across The Range properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,363 The Range properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over The Range

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

2%

2% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 20

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Rockhampton Regional Council ANEF

The Range flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 2,363 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across The Range; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

0.8%

20 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 2011: 20
  • Historic Flood 2017: 11

Source: Rockhampton Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

The Range at a glance

Parcels 2,324 Median lot 695 m² Mapped easements 119 Bus stops 27 Schools in suburb 5

Schools in and near The Range

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

5

3 schools providing primary years and 4 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 The Range is zoned

Low density residential 49%
Sport and recreation 34%
Community facilities 13%
Open space 2%
Low-medium density residential 1%
Special purpose 1%

Selling in The Range? 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 3.59 km², The Range is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 26 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 695 m² across 2,324 parcels.

Who lives in The Range

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

Population
5,231
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$2,034
per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $1,327
Median rent
$320
per week, Rockhampton Regional suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.5
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1038, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of The Range's 5,231 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.5%
5-14 14.7%
15-19 10.7%
20-24 6.1%
25-34 10.6%
35-44 10.0%
45-54 12.7%
55-64 11.2%
65-74 7.7%
75-84 7.1%
85+ 4.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of The Range - Allenstown, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Range. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Range itself.

8,606 in 2001 to 8,125 in 2025, down 6%.

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 Range data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Inside a held contourthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Range 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 Range lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

The Range planning - frequently asked

Is The Range flood-prone?

About 29% of The Range falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 1% of the 2,363 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 25 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is The Range bushfire-prone?

Around 12% of The Range is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.

Is The Range affected by aircraft noise?

About 2% of The Range sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

What is the zoning in The Range?

The dominant planning zone in The Range is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Sport and recreation and Community facilities.

Does The Range have heritage-listed places?

The Range has 26 heritage-listed places on record.

Is The Range hilly or flat?

The Range is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 9%, and 8% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 51 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in The Range?

Across 2,324 surveyed parcels in The Range, the median lot size is about 695 m². There are also 119 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does The Range have a train station?

There is no train station inside The Range itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.

What is the population of The Range?

At the 2021 Census The Range had 5,231 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider The Range - Allenstown statistical area, which contains The Range, went from 8,606 people in 2001 to 8,125 in 2025, down 6%.

Is The Range an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Range scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in The Range?

Median household income in The Range was $2,034 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Allenstown 1.1 km 95% 0%
Rockhampton City 2.1 km 100% 0%
West Rockhampton 2.2 km 96% 4%
Depot Hill 2.4 km 100% 0%
Wandal 2.6 km 78% 3%
The Common 4.0 km 100% 44%
Fairy Bower 4.0 km 100% 16%
Park Avenue 4.1 km 96% <1%
Berserker 4.5 km 96% 0%
Port Curtis 5.8 km 98% 16%

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