Bellmere flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bellmere (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 14.75 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
14.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bellmere'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.
Bellmere 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 2,550 Bellmere properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,550 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bellmere.
Bellmere at a glance
How Bellmere is zoned
Selling in Bellmere? 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 14.75 km², Bellmere is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Emerging community. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 650 m² across 2,498 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 Bellmere
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bellmere 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 895, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bellmere's 6,588 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wamuran, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bellmere. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bellmere itself.
2,722 in 2001 to 4,522 in 2025, up 66%.
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 Bellmere 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 →Bellmere planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Bellmere?
The schematic on this page is a Bellmere flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 58% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Bellmere address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Bellmere flood-prone?
About 58% of Bellmere falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 89% of the 2,550 properties we analysed in Bellmere carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2222 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 Bellmere bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 62% of Bellmere 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 Bellmere?
The dominant planning zone in Bellmere is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes General residential and Rural residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Bellmere have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bellmere. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Bellmere hilly or flat?
Bellmere is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%, and 3% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 26 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 Bellmere?
Across 2,498 surveyed parcels in Bellmere, the median lot size is about 650 m². There are also 467 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 Bellmere have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bellmere itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Bellmere?
At the 2021 Census Bellmere had 6,588 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Wamuran statistical area, which contains Bellmere, went from 2,722 people in 2001 to 4,522 in 2025, up 66%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Bellmere alone.
Is Bellmere an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bellmere scores 895 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 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 Bellmere?
Median household income in Bellmere was $1,448 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Bellmere property?
A Bellmere 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.