Upper Glastonbury flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Glastonbury
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 141.17 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
141.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Glastonbury's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Upper Glastonbury at a glance
Schools in and near Upper Glastonbury
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: 5.97 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.29 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 Upper Glastonbury is zoned
Selling in Upper Glastonbury? 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 141.17 km², Upper Glastonbury is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 492,350 m² across 106 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Glastonbury
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Glastonbury 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Glastonbury's 56 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Glastonbury. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Glastonbury itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Upper Glastonbury 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 Upper Glastonbury 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 Upper Glastonbury. 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 Upper Glastonbury lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Glastonbury planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Glastonbury flood-prone?
About 29% of Upper Glastonbury falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Upper Glastonbury bushfire-prone?
Around 72% of Upper Glastonbury is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Upper Glastonbury?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Glastonbury is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Community Purposes.
Does Upper Glastonbury have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Glastonbury.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Glastonbury?
Across 106 surveyed parcels in Upper Glastonbury, the median lot size is about 492,350 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Upper Glastonbury?
At the 2021 Census Upper Glastonbury had 56 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Upper Glastonbury, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Upper Glastonbury an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Glastonbury scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Upper Glastonbury?
Median household income in Upper Glastonbury was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langshaw | 8.8 km | 24% | 59% |
| Amamoor Creek | 9.2 km | 29% | 89% |
| Widgee | 10.9 km | 39% | 75% |
| Marys Creek | 10.9 km | 28% | 49% |
| Scrubby Creek | 11.5 km | 17% | 47% |
| Mooloo | 12.1 km | 25% | 46% |
| Glastonbury | 12.1 km | 32% | 61% |
| Pie Creek | 14.6 km | 37% | 67% |
| Wrattens Forest | 14.8 km | 35% | 86% |
| McIntosh Creek | 15.1 km | 22% | 65% |