Westwood flood map & planning overlays
Westwood's 6 ha holdings carry 56.9% bushfire mapping, among locals with a median age of 50.
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A planning-constraint profile of Westwood
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 175.08 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
175.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Westwood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Westwood properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 452 analysed Westwood properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 452 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Westwood.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Westwood
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 to
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Westwood at a glance
Schools in and near Westwood
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 16.50 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Westwood address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Westwood is zoned
Selling in Westwood? 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 175.08 km², Westwood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 56% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 55,920 m² across 486 parcels.
Who lives in Westwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Westwood 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 913, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Westwood's 199 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Westwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Westwood itself.
2,720 in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Westwood 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 5 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 Westwood address
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See what's in the $9 report →Published flood models are held over parts of Westwood. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Westwood lot.
Westwood planning - frequently asked
Is Westwood flood-prone?
About 27% of Westwood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 452 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Westwood; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Westwood bushfire-prone?
Around 56% of Westwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 49%.
Is Westwood under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Westwood in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Westwood?
The dominant planning zone in Westwood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and Township.
Does Westwood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Westwood.
Is Westwood hilly or flat?
Westwood is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 12% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 108 m to 234 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Westwood?
Across 486 surveyed parcels in Westwood, the median lot size is about 55,920 m². There are also 38 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Westwood?
At the 2021 Census Westwood had 199 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Westwood, went from 2,720 people in 2001 to 3,226 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Westwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Westwood scores 913 and sits in decile 2 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 Westwood?
Median household income in Westwood was $1,041 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wycarbah | 12.5 km | 58% | 37% |
| Bushley | 13.8 km | 28% | 78% |
| Westwood Banana Shire |
16.3 km | 37% | 52% |
| Kalapa | 18.2 km | 31% | 74% |
| Boulder Creek | 20.0 km | 23% | 100% |
| Stanwell | 20.6 km | 33% | 76% |
| Gogango | 22.5 km | 57% | 46% |
| Pheasant Creek Banana Shire |
23.2 km | 40% | 39% |
| The Mine | 24.5 km | 31% | 70% |
| Oakey Creek | 24.6 km | 26% | 85% |