Winston flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Winston
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 0.8 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.8 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Winston's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Winston properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 630 Winston properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 630 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Winston.
Winston at a glance
Schools in and near Winston
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: 0.20 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.61 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 Winston is zoned
Selling in Winston? 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 0.8 km², Winston is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Medium Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 869 m² across 480 parcels.
Who lives in Winston
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Winston 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 980, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Winston's 1,084 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Winston. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Winston itself.
20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Winston 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 Winston 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 Winston lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Winston planning - frequently asked
Is Winston flood-prone?
About 16% of Winston falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 630 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Winston bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Winston is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Winston?
The dominant planning zone in Winston is Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Low Impact Industry.
Does Winston have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Winston.
Is Winston hilly or flat?
Winston is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 342 m to 353 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Winston?
Across 480 surveyed parcels in Winston, the median lot size is about 869 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Winston?
At the 2021 Census Winston had 1,084 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Winston, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Winston an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Winston scores 980 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Winston?
Median household income in Winston was $2,177 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $261 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,550 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldiers Hill | 0.9 km | 29% | 15% |
| Ryan | 0.9 km | 22% | 31% |
| Menzies | 0.9 km | 3% | 0% |
| Sunset | 1.5 km | 8% | 50% |
| Miles End | 1.7 km | 44% | 16% |
| Pioneer | 1.7 km | 4% | 6% |
| The Gap | 1.8 km | <1% | 0% |
| Mount Isa City | 1.9 km | 5% | 0% |
| Lanskey | 2.4 km | 39% | 72% |
| Townview | 2.7 km | 0% | 13% |