Bellthorpe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bellthorpe
(Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 74.18 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
74.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bellthorpe's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Bellthorpe properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 96 Bellthorpe properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 96 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bellthorpe.
Bellthorpe flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 96 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Bellthorpe; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Mapped overland flow
90 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 90
Source: Moreton Bay Regional 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.
Bellthorpe at a glance
Schools in and near Bellthorpe
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: 6.00 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.00 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 Bellthorpe is zoned
Selling in Bellthorpe? 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 74.18 km², Bellthorpe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 164,541 m² across 138 parcels.
Recent development applications in Bellthorpe
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Bellthorpe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bellthorpe 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 947, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bellthorpe's 108 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bellthorpe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bellthorpe itself.
5,598 in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.
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.
Bellthorpe property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider statistical area containing Bellthorpe. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 192 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.
Bellthorpe 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) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Moreton Bay Regional Council |
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 Bellthorpe 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 Bellthorpe. 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 Bellthorpe lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bellthorpe planning - frequently asked
Is Bellthorpe flood-prone?
About 14% of Bellthorpe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 25% of the 96 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 23 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Bellthorpe bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Bellthorpe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.
What is the zoning in Bellthorpe?
The dominant planning zone in Bellthorpe is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community facilities.
Does Bellthorpe have heritage-listed places?
Bellthorpe has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Bellthorpe hilly or flat?
Bellthorpe is steep: the median ground slope is about 22%, and 71% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 421 m to 602 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Bellthorpe?
Across 138 surveyed parcels in Bellthorpe, the median lot size is about 164,541 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bellthorpe?
At the 2021 Census Bellthorpe had 108 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Woodford - D'Aguilar statistical area, which contains Bellthorpe, went from 5,598 people in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.
Is Bellthorpe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bellthorpe scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bellthorpe?
Median household income in Bellthorpe was $1,213 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,602 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booroobin | 6.3 km | 13% | 85% |
| Stony Creek | 6.8 km | 35% | 66% |
| Stanmore | 7.2 km | 43% | 76% |
| Sandy Creek Somerset Regional |
7.7 km | <1% | 85% |
| Cedarton | 9.2 km | 47% | 50% |
| Royston Somerset Regional |
9.7 km | <1% | 54% |
| Booroobin Sunshine Coast Regional |
9.9 km | 3% | 66% |
| Wootha Sunshine Coast Regional |
11.6 km | 14% | 38% |
| Commissioners Flat | 12.1 km | 38% | 83% |
| Woodford | 12.2 km | 38% | 84% |