Walterhall flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Walterhall
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 0.58 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
0.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Walterhall's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Walterhall properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 339 Walterhall properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 339 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Walterhall.
Walterhall at a glance
Schools in and near Walterhall
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: 1.61 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.41 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 Walterhall is zoned
Selling in Walterhall? 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 0.58 km², Walterhall is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 810 m² across 341 parcels.
Who lives in Walterhall
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Walterhall 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 791, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Walterhall's 156 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Morgan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Walterhall. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Walterhall 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.
Walterhall 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 Walterhall 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 Walterhall lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Walterhall planning - frequently asked
Is Walterhall flood-prone?
About 37% of Walterhall falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 339 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Walterhall bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Walterhall is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Walterhall?
The dominant planning zone in Walterhall is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Low density residential.
Does Walterhall have heritage-listed places?
Walterhall has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Walterhall hilly or flat?
Walterhall is hilly: the median ground slope is about 12%, and 23% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 233 m to 270 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Walterhall?
Across 341 surveyed parcels in Walterhall, the median lot size is about 810 m².
What is the population of Walterhall?
At the 2021 Census Walterhall had 156 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Mount Morgan statistical area, which contains Walterhall, went from 2,887 people in 2001 to 3,090 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Walterhall an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Walterhall scores 791 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Walterhall?
Median household income in Walterhall was $695 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $787 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baree | 1.0 km | 44% | 100% |
| The Mine | 1.4 km | 31% | 100% |
| Mount Morgan | 2.3 km | 27% | 100% |
| Johnsons Hill | 2.9 km | 19% | 100% |
| Moongan | 3.2 km | 34% | 100% |
| Leydens Hill | 3.7 km | 21% | 100% |
| Horse Creek | 4.6 km | 39% | 100% |
| Hamilton Creek | 5.3 km | 37% | 100% |
| Limestone | 5.5 km | 21% | 100% |
| Struck Oil | 6.3 km | 26% | 100% |