Biddaddaba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Biddaddaba (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 42.3 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
42.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Biddaddaba'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.
Biddaddaba 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 99 Biddaddaba properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 99 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Biddaddaba.
Biddaddaba at a glance
How Biddaddaba is zoned
Selling in Biddaddaba? 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 42.3 km², Biddaddaba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 74% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 230,644 m² across 107 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 Biddaddaba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Biddaddaba 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 988, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Biddaddaba's 171 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Biddaddaba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Biddaddaba itself.
9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
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 Biddaddaba 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 →Biddaddaba planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Biddaddaba?
The schematic on this page is a Biddaddaba flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 9% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Biddaddaba address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Biddaddaba flood-prone?
About 9% of Biddaddaba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 44% of the 99 properties we analysed in Biddaddaba carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 34 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 Biddaddaba bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 74% of Biddaddaba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Biddaddaba?
The dominant planning zone in Biddaddaba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Biddaddaba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Biddaddaba. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Biddaddaba hilly or flat?
Biddaddaba is hilly: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 34% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 63 m to 205 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 Biddaddaba?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Biddaddaba, the median lot size is about 230,644 m². There are also 12 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 Biddaddaba?
At the 2021 Census Biddaddaba had 171 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Beaudesert statistical area, which contains Biddaddaba, went from 9,977 people in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Biddaddaba alone.
Is Biddaddaba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Biddaddaba scores 988 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Biddaddaba?
Median household income in Biddaddaba was $1,350 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,809 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Biddaddaba property?
A Biddaddaba 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.