Albany Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Albany Creek (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 9.67 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
9.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Albany Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Albany Creek flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 6,860 Albany Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 6,860 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Albany Creek.
Albany Creek at a glance
How Albany Creek is zoned
Selling in Albany Creek? 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 9.67 km², Albany Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 726 m² across 6,417 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Albany Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Albany Creek 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 1069, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Albany Creek's 16,385 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Albany Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Albany Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Albany Creek itself.
15,143 in 2001 to 17,369 in 2025, up 15%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Albany Creek 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 →Albany Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Albany Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Albany Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 41% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Albany Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Albany Creek flood-prone?
About 41% of Albany Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 36% of the 6,860 properties we analysed in Albany Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2116 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Albany Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 25% of Albany Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Albany Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Albany Creek is General residential, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Environmental management and conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Albany Creek have heritage-listed places?
Albany Creek has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Albany Creek hilly or flat?
Albany Creek is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 7%, and 8% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 59 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Albany Creek?
Across 6,417 surveyed parcels in Albany Creek, the median lot size is about 726 m². There are also 1,136 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Albany Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Albany Creek itself. The suburb is served by 53 bus stops.
What is the population of Albany Creek?
At the 2021 Census Albany Creek had 16,385 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Albany Creek statistical area, which contains Albany Creek, went from 15,143 people in 2001 to 17,369 in 2025, up 15%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Albany Creek alone.
Is Albany Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Albany Creek scores 1069 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Albany Creek?
Median household income in Albany Creek was $2,267 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,037 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Albany Creek property?
A Albany Creek planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.