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Boondall flood map & planning overlays

A median lot slope of 2%, joint 15th-flattest in Brisbane City. Level ground, northside.

A planning-constraint profile of Boondall (Brisbane City, QLD) - 10.96 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boondall'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.

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How common is mapped flood risk across Boondall properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 4,480 analysed Boondall properties; no individual property result is identified.

Has Boondall flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Boondall: 735 of the 4,480 properties we analysed (16.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 735, January 2011: 20). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 4,480 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

16.4%

735 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 735
  • January 2011: 20

Mapped overland flow

12.4%

554 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 189
  • Medium: 272
  • High: 47
  • Affected: 46

Source: Brisbane City 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 Boondall

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

Under observed aircraft
75%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
60%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±21% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

Boondall at a glance

Parcels 4,038 Median lot 563 m² Mapped easements 341 Train Boondall station, North Boondall station Bus stops 42 Schools in suburb 3

Schools in and near Boondall

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

3

2 schools 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 Boondall is zoned

Conservation (Metropolitan) 35%
Low density residential 24%
Education purposes 11%
Environmental management 8%
Specialised centre (Entertainment and conference centre) 7%
Open space (Local) 4%

Selling in Boondall? 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 10.96 km², Boondall is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation (Metropolitan). The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 563 m² across 4,038 parcels.

Recent development applications in Boondall

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

38

Latest included submission: 5 November 2026.

Previous 12 months: 44 (14% lower in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 11
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 14
  • Building work: 8

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 Boondall

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boondall suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
9,603
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,887
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$415
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$1,800
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Boondall's 9,603 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.8%
5-14 12.1%
15-19 7.0%
20-24 5.8%
25-34 14.5%
35-44 14.4%
45-54 12.2%
55-64 11.2%
65-74 8.9%
75-84 5.8%
85+ 2.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Boondall, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boondall. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boondall itself.

8,255 in 2001 to 10,430 in 2025, up 26%.

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.

Boondall property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Boondall, the wider statistical area containing Boondall. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,075,000

Median sale price from 125 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$797,501

Median sale price from 49 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.

Boondall data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City 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 Boondall 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 60% of Boondall. 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 4,400 Boondall 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 Boondall lot.

Boondall planning - frequently asked

Is Boondall flood-prone?

About 58% of Boondall falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 22% of the 4,480 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 574 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 4,400 Boondall addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Has Boondall flooded?

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Boondall: 735 of the 4,480 properties we analysed (16.4%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 735, January 2011: 20). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Is Boondall bushfire-prone?

Around 39% of Boondall is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

Is Boondall under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 60% of Boondall, and over about 75% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Boondall?

The dominant planning zone in Boondall is Conservation (Metropolitan), though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Education purposes.

Does Boondall have heritage-listed places?

Boondall has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Boondall hilly or flat?

Boondall is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 23 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Boondall?

Across 4,038 surveyed parcels in Boondall, the median lot size is about 563 m². There are also 341 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Boondall have a train station?

Yes - Boondall has 2 train stations: Boondall station, North Boondall station. It is also served by 42 bus stops.

What is the population of Boondall?

At the 2021 Census Boondall had 9,603 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Boondall statistical area, which contains Boondall, went from 8,255 people in 2001 to 10,430 in 2025, up 26%.

Is Boondall an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boondall scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Boondall?

Median household income in Boondall was $1,887 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nudgee Beach 2.3 km 92% 6%
Shorncliffe 2.6 km 74% <1%
Taigum 2.6 km 23% 0%
Deagon 2.7 km 39% 4%
Nudgee 3.0 km 41% 20%
Virginia 3.3 km 59% 8%
Sandgate 3.5 km 53% 19%
Zillmere 3.5 km 18% <1%
Banyo 3.5 km 31% 7%
Geebung 3.8 km 32% 0%

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