Armstrong Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Armstrong Creek (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 24.59 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
24.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Armstrong 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.
Armstrong 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 144 Armstrong Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 144 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Armstrong Creek.
Armstrong Creek at a glance
How Armstrong Creek is zoned
Selling in Armstrong 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 24.59 km², Armstrong Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 38,133 m² across 148 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 Armstrong Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Armstrong 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 1085, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Armstrong Creek's 328 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dayboro, the wider ABS statistical area containing Armstrong Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Armstrong Creek itself.
5,554 in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%.
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 Armstrong 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 →Armstrong Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Armstrong Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Armstrong Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 16% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Armstrong Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Armstrong Creek flood-prone?
About 16% of Armstrong Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 46% of the 144 properties we analysed in Armstrong Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 61 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 Armstrong Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 92% of Armstrong 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 Armstrong Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Armstrong Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Community facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Armstrong Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Armstrong Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Armstrong Creek hilly or flat?
Armstrong Creek is steep: the median lot slope is about 20%, and 72% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 52 m to 216 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 Armstrong Creek?
Across 148 surveyed parcels in Armstrong Creek, the median lot size is about 38,133 m². There are also 39 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.
What is the population of Armstrong Creek?
At the 2021 Census Armstrong Creek had 328 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Dayboro statistical area, which contains Armstrong Creek, went from 5,554 people in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Armstrong Creek alone.
Is Armstrong Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Armstrong Creek scores 1085 and sits in decile 10 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 Armstrong Creek?
Median household income in Armstrong Creek was $2,166 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Armstrong Creek property?
A Armstrong 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.