Bongaree flood map & planning overlays
A median age of 67, the highest in Moreton Bay City and 3rd in Queensland.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers, and the modelled depth where a flood study reaches it.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Bongaree
(Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 8.22 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
8.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bongaree's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Bongaree properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 5,190 analysed Bongaree properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 5,190 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bongaree.
Bongaree flood history and overland flow
Suburb-wide totals across 5,190 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Mapped overland flow
1,260 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 1,260
Source: Moreton Bay Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bongaree
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Bongaree at a glance
Schools in and near Bongaree
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Bongaree is zoned
Selling in Bongaree? 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 8.22 km², Bongaree is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is General residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 607 m² across 4,188 parcels.
Recent development applications in Bongaree
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 6 October 2026.
Previous 12 months: 20 (40% higher in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Bongaree
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bongaree 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 899, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bongaree's 8,162 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bribie Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bongaree. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bongaree itself.
14,609 in 2001 to 22,215 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Bongaree property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Bribie Island, the wider statistical area containing Bongaree. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 397 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 188 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Bongaree 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Moreton Bay Regional Council |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Bongaree 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Bongaree. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 2,100 Bongaree addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Bongaree lot.
Bongaree planning - frequently asked
Is Bongaree flood-prone?
About 76% of Bongaree falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 89% of the 5,190 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 3251 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 2,100 Bongaree addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Bongaree bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Bongaree is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.
Is Bongaree under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Bongaree, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 19 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Bongaree?
The dominant planning zone in Bongaree is General residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Recreation and open space.
Does Bongaree have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bongaree.
Is Bongaree hilly or flat?
Bongaree is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 6 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Bongaree?
Across 4,188 surveyed parcels in Bongaree, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 299 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bongaree have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bongaree itself. The suburb is served by 42 bus stops.
What is the population of Bongaree?
At the 2021 Census Bongaree had 8,162 usual residents, with a median age of 67 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Bribie Island statistical area, which contains Bongaree, went from 14,609 people in 2001 to 22,215 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Bongaree an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bongaree scores 899 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bongaree?
Median household income in Bongaree was $826 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,568 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellara | 2.6 km | 66% | 17% |
| Sandstone Point | 2.9 km | 47% | 41% |
| Woorim | 3.3 km | 58% | 97% |
| Banksia Beach | 5.0 km | 75% | 31% |
| Godwin Beach | 6.3 km | 94% | 67% |
| White Patch | 6.6 km | 31% | 52% |
| Toorbul | 7.6 km | 77% | 52% |
| Ningi | 9.9 km | 68% | 75% |
| Meldale | 11.1 km | 91% | 37% |
| Welsby | 11.6 km | 43% | 91% |