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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
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. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Black Duck Creek at a glance
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 109,433 m² across 59 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 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: 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 Black Duck Creek 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 →Black Duck Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Black Duck Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Black Duck Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Black Duck Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Black Duck Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Black Duck Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Lockyer Valley Regional average is 20%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Black Duck Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 98% of Black Duck Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Black Duck Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Black Duck Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Black Duck Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Black Duck Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Black Duck Creek?
Across 59 surveyed parcels in Black Duck Creek, the median lot size is about 109,433 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 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.
Do I need a planning report for a Black Duck Creek property?
A Black Duck Creek 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.