Black Duck Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Black Duck Creek
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 83.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
83.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Black Duck Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Black Duck Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Black Duck Creek
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: 9.64 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 23.46 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 Black Duck Creek is zoned
Selling in Black Duck Creek? 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 83.64 km², Black Duck Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 113,064 m² across 58 parcels.
Who lives in Black Duck Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Black Duck Creek 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 911, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Black Duck Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Black Duck Creek itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Black Duck Creek 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 |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Black Duck Creek address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Black Duck Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Black Duck Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Black Duck Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Black Duck Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Black Duck Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Black Duck Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Black Duck Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Black Duck Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Black Duck Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Black Duck Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Black Duck Creek?
Across 58 surveyed parcels in Black Duck Creek, the median lot size is about 113,064 m².
Is Black Duck Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Black Duck Creek scores 911 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pilton Toowoomba Regional |
7.4 km | 12% | 63% |
| East Haldon | 7.6 km | 0% | 93% |
| Junction View | 9.6 km | 0% | 80% |
| Hirstglen Toowoomba Regional |
12.2 km | 16% | 43% |
| Lefthand Branch | 13.0 km | Not mapped | 91% |
| Woodbine | 13.3 km | Not mapped | 60% |
| Pilton Toowoomba Regional |
13.5 km | 13% | 34% |
| West Haldon | 13.5 km | 0% | 83% |
| Headington Hill Toowoomba Regional |
16.5 km | 18% | 18% |
| Townson | 16.9 km | 0% | 94% |