Belmont flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Belmont (Brisbane City, QLD) - 10.03 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
10.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Belmont'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.
Belmont 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 1,868 Belmont properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,868 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Belmont.
Belmont at a glance
How Belmont is zoned
Selling in Belmont? 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 10.03 km², Belmont is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 607 m² across 1,678 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 Belmont
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Belmont 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 1074, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Belmont's 4,498 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Belmont - Gumdale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Belmont. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Belmont itself.
6,618 in 2001 to 7,965 in 2025, up 20%.
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 Belmont 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 →Belmont planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Belmont?
The schematic on this page is a Belmont flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 15% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Belmont address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Belmont flood-prone?
About 15% of Belmont falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 9% of the 1,868 properties we analysed in Belmont carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 102 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 Belmont bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 77% of Belmont is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Belmont?
The dominant planning zone in Belmont is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Sport and recreation (Metropolitan). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Belmont have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Belmont. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Belmont hilly or flat?
Belmont is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 7%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 37 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 Belmont?
Across 1,678 surveyed parcels in Belmont, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 119 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 Belmont have a train station?
There is no train station inside Belmont itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Belmont?
At the 2021 Census Belmont had 4,498 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Belmont - Gumdale statistical area, which contains Belmont, went from 6,618 people in 2001 to 7,965 in 2025, up 20%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Belmont alone.
Is Belmont an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Belmont scores 1074 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Belmont?
Median household income in Belmont was $2,431 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Belmont property?
A Belmont 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.