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Annerley flood map & planning overlays

65.6% under the dwelling house character overlay, 6th-highest in Brisbane City. The houses set the rules.

A planning-constraint profile of Annerley (Brisbane City, QLD) - 2.8 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Annerley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Annerley properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 6,970 analysed Annerley properties; no individual property result is identified.

Has Annerley flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Annerley: 12 of the 6,970 properties we analysed (0.2%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 12). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 6,970 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

0.2%

12 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 12

Mapped overland flow

11.7%

813 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 269
  • Medium: 448
  • High: 41
  • Affected: 55

Source: Brisbane 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.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Annerley

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 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
100%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,500 ft
Busiest square
~91 a day
91 a day below 3,000 ft · ±6%
typical observed square 4 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Annerley at a glance

Parcels 6,118 Median lot 415 m² Mapped easements 443 Bus stops 45 Schools in suburb 3 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Annerley

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

3

2 schools providing primary years and 1 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 Annerley is zoned

Low-medium density residential (3 or 4 storey mix) 72%
Character residential (Infill housing) 10%
Character residential (Character) 4%
Education purposes 3%
Low density residential 3%
District centre (District) 3%

Selling in Annerley? 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 2.8 km², Annerley is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 31 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low-medium density residential (3 or 4 storey mix). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 415 m² across 6,118 parcels.

Recent development applications in Annerley

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

82

Latest included submission: 6 November 2026.

Previous 12 months: 48 (71% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 23
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 11
  • Building work: 40

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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Annerley

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Annerley suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
11,891
usual residents, 2021
Median age
33
years
Median household income
$1,830
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$360
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$2,000
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1061, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Annerley's 11,891 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.1%
5-14 7.7%
15-19 4.2%
20-24 11.9%
25-34 24.7%
35-44 16.3%
45-54 11.9%
55-64 8.9%
65-74 5.8%
75-84 2.6%
85+ 1.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Annerley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Annerley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Annerley itself.

9,020 in 2001 to 13,137 in 2025, up 46%.

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.

Annerley property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Annerley, the wider statistical area containing Annerley. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,367,333

Median sale price from 122 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$818,000

Median sale price from 196 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Annerley data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City Council

Profile last materially updated 7 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 Annerley 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 →

Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Annerley. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 6,900 Annerley addresses (+$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).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Annerley lot.

Annerley planning - frequently asked

Is Annerley flood-prone?

About 7% of Annerley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 4% of the 6,970 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 12 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 6,900 Annerley addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Has Annerley flooded?

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Annerley: 12 of the 6,970 properties we analysed (0.2%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 12). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Is Annerley bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Annerley and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).

Is Annerley under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Annerley, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 91 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Annerley?

The dominant planning zone in Annerley is Low-medium density residential (3 or 4 storey mix), though the suburb also includes Character residential (Infill housing) and Character residential (Character).

Does Annerley have heritage-listed places?

Annerley has 31 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Annerley hilly or flat?

Annerley is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 9% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 50 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Annerley?

Across 6,118 surveyed parcels in Annerley, the median lot size is about 415 m². There are also 443 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Annerley have a train station?

There is no train station inside Annerley itself. The suburb is served by 45 bus stops.

What is the population of Annerley?

At the 2021 Census Annerley had 11,891 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Annerley statistical area, which contains Annerley, went from 9,020 people in 2001 to 13,137 in 2025, up 46%.

Is Annerley an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Annerley scores 1061 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Annerley?

Median household income in Annerley was $1,830 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Fairfield 1.1 km 79% 0%
Greenslopes 1.6 km 17% 13%
Tarragindi 1.9 km 6% 33%
Yeronga 2.0 km 58% <1%
Stones Corner 2.1 km 60% 0%
Dutton Park 2.1 km 22% 0%
Woolloongabba 2.3 km 22% 0%
Moorooka 2.5 km 15% 13%
St Lucia 2.9 km 55% 13%
Yeerongpilly 3.0 km 76% 0%

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