Turkey Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Turkey Beach
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 2.99 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Turkey Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Turkey Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Turkey Beach
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: 22.92 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 27.65 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 Turkey Beach is zoned
Selling in Turkey Beach? 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 2.99 km², Turkey Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 79% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 732 m² across 274 parcels.
Who lives in Turkey Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Turkey Beach 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 881, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Turkey Beach's 148 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Agnes Water - Miriam Vale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Turkey Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Turkey Beach itself.
4,398 in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.
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.
Turkey Beach 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 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 Turkey Beach address
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See what's in the $9 report →Turkey Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Turkey Beach flood-prone?
About 79% of Turkey Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Turkey Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Turkey Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Turkey Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Turkey Beach is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Open Space.
Does Turkey Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Turkey Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Turkey Beach?
Across 274 surveyed parcels in Turkey Beach, the median lot size is about 732 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Turkey Beach?
At the 2021 Census Turkey Beach had 148 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Agnes Water - Miriam Vale statistical area, which contains Turkey Beach, went from 4,398 people in 2001 to 8,267 in 2025, up 88%.
Is Turkey Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Turkey Beach scores 881 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Turkey Beach?
Median household income in Turkey Beach was $877 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $228 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,409 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodds Bay | 5.1 km | 45% | 67% |
| Eurimbula | 10.9 km | 53% | 61% |
| Foreshores | 15.1 km | 58% | 55% |
| Bororen | 24.2 km | 41% | 70% |
| Captain Creek | 26.2 km | 36% | 92% |
| Seventeen Seventy | 26.2 km | 50% | 20% |
| Iveragh | 27.1 km | 32% | 87% |
| Mount Tom | 27.5 km | 34% | 89% |
| Tannum Sands | 29.1 km | 67% | 62% |
| Miriam Vale | 29.9 km | 53% | 84% |