Yeppoon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yeppoon
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 27.55 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
27.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yeppoon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Yeppoon at a glance
Schools in and near Yeppoon
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
1 school providing primary years and 4 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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Yeppoon is zoned
Selling in Yeppoon? 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 27.55 km², Yeppoon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 768 m² across 4,097 parcels.
Who lives in Yeppoon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yeppoon 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 928, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yeppoon's 7,037 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yeppoon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yeppoon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yeppoon itself.
12,256 in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
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.
Yeppoon 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 Yeppoon address
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See what's in the $9 report →Yeppoon planning - frequently asked
Is Yeppoon flood-prone?
About 24% of Yeppoon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Yeppoon bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Yeppoon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Yeppoon?
The dominant planning zone in Yeppoon is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Medium density residential and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Yeppoon have heritage-listed places?
Yeppoon has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yeppoon?
Across 4,097 surveyed parcels in Yeppoon, the median lot size is about 768 m². There are also 863 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yeppoon have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yeppoon itself. The suburb is served by 34 bus stops.
What is the population of Yeppoon?
At the 2021 Census Yeppoon had 7,037 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Yeppoon statistical area, which contains Yeppoon, went from 12,256 people in 2001 to 22,522 in 2025, up 84%.
Is Yeppoon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yeppoon scores 928 and sits in decile 3 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 Yeppoon?
Median household income in Yeppoon was $1,221 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,553 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooee Bay | 2.5 km | 21% | 1% |
| Meikleville Hill | 2.6 km | 5% | 62% |
| Taranganba | 2.8 km | 39% | 50% |
| Barlows Hill | 3.4 km | 3% | 67% |
| Lammermoor | 4.0 km | 33% | 31% |
| Pacific Heights | 4.7 km | 1% | 65% |
| Inverness | 5.0 km | 27% | 86% |
| Taroomball | 5.1 km | 16% | 93% |
| Bangalee | 5.8 km | 25% | 0% |
| Rosslyn | 6.0 km | 46% | 12% |