Alberton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Alberton
(Gold Coast City, QLD) - 17.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
17.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Alberton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Alberton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 279 Alberton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 279 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Alberton.
Alberton flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 279 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Alberton; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
129 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 129
Source: Gold Coast City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Alberton at a glance
Schools in and near Alberton
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: 1.45 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.45 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 Alberton is zoned
Selling in Alberton? 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 17.01 km², Alberton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 91% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 33,949 m² across 274 parcels.
Recent development applications in Alberton
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public City of Gold Coast register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 4 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 9 (67% higher in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Alberton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Alberton 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Alberton's 547 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jacobs Well - Alberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Alberton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Alberton itself.
2,508 in 2001 to 5,608 in 2025, up 124%.
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.
Alberton 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
Profile last materially updated 19 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 Alberton 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Alberton. 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 (+$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 Alberton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Alberton planning - frequently asked
Is Alberton flood-prone?
About 91% of Alberton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 38%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 279 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 233 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Alberton bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Alberton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
What is the zoning in Alberton?
The dominant planning zone in Alberton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Medium impact industry and Open space.
Does Alberton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Alberton.
Is Alberton hilly or flat?
Alberton is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 14 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Alberton?
Across 274 surveyed parcels in Alberton, the median lot size is about 33,949 m². There are also 28 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Alberton?
At the 2021 Census Alberton had 547 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Jacobs Well - Alberton statistical area, which contains Alberton, went from 2,508 people in 2001 to 5,608 in 2025, up 124%.
Is Alberton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Alberton scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Alberton?
Median household income in Alberton was $1,722 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $363 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stapylton | 3.5 km | 34% | 56% |
| Gilberton | 3.9 km | 98% | 16% |
| Carbrook Logan City |
4.1 km | 73% | 80% |
| Woongoolba | 4.7 km | Not measured | 16% |
| Eagleby Logan City |
4.8 km | 77% | 27% |
| Mount Warren Park Logan City |
6.5 km | 55% | 20% |
| Redland Bay Redland City |
6.6 km | 25% | 71% |
| Yatala | 6.9 km | 28% | 53% |
| Beenleigh Logan City |
7.1 km | 56% | 21% |
| Cornubia Logan City |
7.5 km | 40% | 77% |