Belivah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Belivah (Logan City, QLD) - 3.36 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
3.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Belivah'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.
Belivah 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 431 Belivah properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 431 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Belivah.
Belivah at a glance
How Belivah is zoned
Selling in Belivah? 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 3.36 km², Belivah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 53% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 405 m² across 388 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 Belivah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Belivah 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 1019, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Belivah's 515 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub, the wider ABS statistical area containing Belivah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Belivah itself.
4,163 in 2001 to 12,765 in 2025, up 207%.
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 Belivah 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 →Belivah planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Belivah?
The schematic on this page is a Belivah flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 34% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Belivah address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Belivah flood-prone?
About 34% of Belivah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Looking lot by lot, 24% of the 431 properties we analysed in Belivah carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 47 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 Belivah bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 53% of Belivah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Belivah?
The dominant planning zone in Belivah is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Emerging Community. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Belivah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Belivah. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Belivah hilly or flat?
Belivah is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 3%, and 11% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 17 m to 90 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 Belivah?
Across 388 surveyed parcels in Belivah, the median lot size is about 405 m². There are also 58 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 Belivah?
At the 2021 Census Belivah had 515 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub statistical area, which contains Belivah, went from 4,163 people in 2001 to 12,765 in 2025, up 207%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Belivah alone.
Is Belivah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Belivah scores 1019 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Belivah?
Median household income in Belivah was $2,069 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,754 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Belivah property?
A Belivah 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.