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Townview flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Townview (Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.12 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Townview properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 945 Townview properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Townview at a glance

Parcels 782 Median lot 809 m² Mapped easements 30 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Townview

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

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: 0.33 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 Townview is zoned

Low Density Residential 82%
Mixed Use 6%
Community Facilities 6%
Local Centre 4%
Open Space 1%
Sport and Recreation 1%

Selling in Townview? 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 1.12 km², Townview is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 809 m² across 782 parcels.

Who lives in Townview

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

Population
2,067
usual residents, 2021
Median age
31
years
Median household income
$2,144
per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $2,177
Median rent
$253
per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$1,625
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 932, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Townview's 2,067 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.8%
5-14 17.5%
15-19 5.5%
20-24 7.3%
25-34 17.6%
35-44 13.4%
45-54 10.2%
55-64 9.4%
65-74 5.2%
75-84 3.6%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Townview 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)Not heldthe 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 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 Townview 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 Townview lot.

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Townview planning - frequently asked

Is Townview flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Townview and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 13%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 945 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Townview bushfire-prone?

Around 13% of Townview is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.

What is the zoning in Townview?

The dominant planning zone in Townview is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Mixed Use and Community Facilities.

Does Townview have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Townview.

Is Townview hilly or flat?

Townview is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 358 m to 379 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Townview?

Across 782 surveyed parcels in Townview, the median lot size is about 809 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Townview?

At the 2021 Census Townview had 2,067 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 Townview, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Townview an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Townview scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Townview?

Median household income in Townview was $2,144 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $253 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
The Gap 1.0 km <1% 0%
Mornington 1.0 km 6% 0%
Pioneer 1.3 km 4% 6%
Mount Isa City 1.5 km 5% 0%
Healy 1.8 km 9% 22%
Menzies 1.8 km 3% 0%
Parkside 1.9 km 31% 2%
Sunset 2.2 km 8% 50%
Miles End 2.2 km 44% 16%
Happy Valley 2.4 km 38% 41%

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