Bald Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bald Hills (Brisbane City, QLD) - 12.87 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
12.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bald Hills'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.
Bald Hills 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 3,344 Bald Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,344 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bald Hills.
Bald Hills at a glance
How Bald Hills is zoned
Selling in Bald Hills? 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 12.87 km², Bald Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 85% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation (Metropolitan). The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 608 m² across 3,090 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 Bald Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bald Hills 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 986, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bald Hills's 7,000 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bald Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bald Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bald Hills itself.
5,675 in 2001 to 8,412 in 2025, up 48%.
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 Bald Hills 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 →Bald Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Bald Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Bald Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 85% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Bald Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Bald Hills flood-prone?
About 85% of Bald Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 16% of the 3,344 properties we analysed in Bald Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 276 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 Bald Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 10% of Bald Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Bald Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Bald Hills is Conservation (Metropolitan), though the suburb also includes Rural and Low density residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Bald Hills have heritage-listed places?
Bald Hills has 7 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 Bald Hills hilly or flat?
Bald Hills is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 22 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 Bald Hills?
Across 3,090 surveyed parcels in Bald Hills, the median lot size is about 608 m². There are also 159 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 Bald Hills have a train station?
Yes - Bald Hills has 1 train station: Bald Hills station. It is also served by 30 bus stops.
What is the population of Bald Hills?
At the 2021 Census Bald Hills had 7,000 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bald Hills statistical area, which contains Bald Hills, went from 5,675 people in 2001 to 8,412 in 2025, up 48%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Bald Hills alone.
Is Bald Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bald Hills scores 986 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Bald Hills?
Median household income in Bald Hills was $1,931 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $388 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Bald Hills property?
A Bald Hills 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.