West Gladstone flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of West Gladstone
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 7.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
7.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Gladstone's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over West Gladstone
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
West Gladstone at a glance
Schools in and near West Gladstone
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 3 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.
Which school zone is a West Gladstone address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How West Gladstone is zoned
Selling in West Gladstone? 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 7.12 km², West Gladstone is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 29% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Open Space. The median lot measures about 722 m² across 2,651 parcels.
Who lives in West Gladstone
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Gladstone 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 884, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Gladstone's 4,844 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Gladstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Gladstone. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Gladstone itself.
4,933 in 2001 to 5,153 in 2025, up 4%.
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.
West Gladstone 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 West Gladstone 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 96% of West Gladstone. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of West Gladstone. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a West Gladstone lot.
West Gladstone planning - frequently asked
Is West Gladstone flood-prone?
About 50% of West Gladstone falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Published flood models are held over parts of West Gladstone; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is West Gladstone bushfire-prone?
Around 29% of West Gladstone is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
Is West Gladstone under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 96% of West Gladstone, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in West Gladstone?
The dominant planning zone in West Gladstone is Open Space, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Medium Density Residential.
Does West Gladstone have heritage-listed places?
West Gladstone has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in West Gladstone?
Across 2,651 surveyed parcels in West Gladstone, the median lot size is about 722 m². There are also 253 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does West Gladstone have a train station?
There is no train station inside West Gladstone itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of West Gladstone?
At the 2021 Census West Gladstone had 4,844 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider West Gladstone statistical area, which contains West Gladstone, went from 4,933 people in 2001 to 5,153 in 2025, up 4%.
Is West Gladstone an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Gladstone scores 884 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 West Gladstone?
Median household income in West Gladstone was $1,324 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Central | 1.9 km | 72% | <1% |
| South Gladstone | 2.0 km | 27% | 37% |
| Kin Kora | 2.2 km | 50% | 48% |
| Sun Valley | 2.3 km | 30% | 54% |
| Barney Point | 2.7 km | 88% | 0% |
| New Auckland | 3.3 km | 43% | 44% |
| Telina | 3.5 km | 33% | 60% |
| Toolooa | 3.6 km | 17% | 75% |
| Clinton | 4.0 km | 35% | 33% |
| Callemondah | 4.4 km | 95% | 12% |