Blantyre flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Blantyre
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 6.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
6.43 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Blantyre's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Blantyre properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 46 Blantyre properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 46 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Blantyre.
Blantyre at a glance
Schools in and near Blantyre
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: 1.26 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.07 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 Blantyre is zoned
Selling in Blantyre? 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 6.43 km², Blantyre is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 29% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 111,530 m² across 47 parcels.
Who lives in Blantyre
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Blantyre 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 992, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blantyre. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blantyre itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Blantyre 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 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 Blantyre 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 Blantyre. 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 Blantyre lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Blantyre planning - frequently asked
Is Blantyre flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Blantyre and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 46 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Blantyre bushfire-prone?
Around 29% of Blantyre is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Blantyre?
The dominant planning zone in Blantyre is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential.
Does Blantyre have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Blantyre.
Is Blantyre hilly or flat?
Blantyre is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 100 m to 167 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Blantyre?
Across 47 surveyed parcels in Blantyre, the median lot size is about 111,530 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Blantyre?
At the 2021 Census Blantyre had 54 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Blantyre, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Blantyre an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blantyre scores 992 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Blantyre?
Median household income in Blantyre was $1,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | 2.6 km | 0% | 35% |
| Munbilla | 3.1 km | 26% | 28% |
| Kulgun | 3.3 km | 0% | 34% |
| Roadvale | 3.4 km | 4% | 17% |
| Obum Obum | 3.5 km | 0% | 26% |
| Kents Lagoon | 4.8 km | 57% | 28% |
| Teviotville | 5.3 km | 0% | 28% |
| Milbong | 5.6 km | 7% | 40% |
| Milora | 6.1 km | <1% | 10% |
| Wilsons Plains | 6.9 km | 28% | 10% |