Banks Creek flood map & planning overlays
A median lot of 287 ha, the largest in Brisbane City, and 100% bushfire-mapped, joint top in Queensland.
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A planning-constraint profile of Banks Creek
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 12.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
12.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Banks Creek'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
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Banks Creek
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 31 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.
Banks Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Banks Creek
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.67 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.25 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 Banks Creek is zoned
Selling in Banks 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 12.14 km², Banks Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 2,874,666 m² across 3 parcels.
Recent development applications in Banks Creek
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
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the 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 6 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Banks Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Banks 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 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lake Manchester - England Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Banks Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Banks Creek itself.
0 in 2001 to 0 in 2025.
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.
Banks Creek 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
Profile last materially updated 5 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 Banks Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Banks Creek. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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Banks Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Banks Creek flood-prone?
About 4% of Banks Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%.
Is Banks Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Banks Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Banks Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Banks Creek, and over about 68% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 31 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Banks Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Banks Creek is Conservation.
Does Banks Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Banks Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Banks Creek?
Across 3 surveyed parcels in Banks Creek, the median lot size is about 2,874,666 m².
Is Banks Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Banks Creek scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo Moreton Bay City |
3.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| England Creek | 4.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Banks Creek Somerset Regional |
4.8 km | 5% | 92% |
| Highvale Moreton Bay City |
6.5 km | 17% | 83% |
| Mount Glorious Moreton Bay City |
6.8 km | 5% | 91% |
| England Creek Somerset Regional |
7.0 km | 10% | 92% |
| Lake Manchester | 7.2 km | 10% | 98% |
| Jollys Lookout Moreton Bay City |
8.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Cedar Creek Moreton Bay City |
8.9 km | 15% | 90% |
| Split Yard Creek Somerset Regional |
9.6 km | 2% | 92% |