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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Belivah properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 431 Belivah properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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 flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 431 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Belivah; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
31 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2022: 31
Mapped overland flow
347 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 347
Source: Logan 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.
Belivah at a glance
Schools in and near Belivah
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular 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: 1.33 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.33 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 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 33% 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 406 m² across 442 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Belivah property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub, the wider statistical area containing Belivah. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 286 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 18 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.
Belivah 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 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 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Belivah. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Belivah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Belivah planning - frequently asked
Is Belivah flood-prone?
About 33% of Belivah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 24% of the 431 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 47 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Belivah bushfire-prone?
Around 53% of Belivah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
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.
Does Belivah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Belivah.
Is Belivah hilly or flat?
Belivah is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 17 m to 90 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Belivah?
Across 442 surveyed parcels in Belivah, the median lot size is about 406 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bannockburn | 1.7 km | 74% | 59% |
| Windaroo | 2.3 km | 73% | 5% |
| Bahrs Scrub | 2.4 km | 27% | 90% |
| Wolffdene | 2.7 km | 29% | 82% |
| Buccan | 4.0 km | 54% | 85% |
| Yatala Gold Coast City |
4.2 km | 28% | 53% |
| Mount Warren Park | 4.4 km | 55% | 20% |
| Luscombe Gold Coast City |
4.6 km | 8% | 92% |
| Holmview | 5.2 km | 32% | 70% |
| Beenleigh | 5.5 km | 56% | 21% |