Boronia Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boronia Heights (Logan City, QLD) - 4.25 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
4.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boronia Heights'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.
Boronia Heights flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 3,301 Boronia Heights properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,301 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Boronia Heights.
Boronia Heights at a glance
How Boronia Heights is zoned
Selling in Boronia Heights? 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 4.25 km², Boronia Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 672 m² across 2,954 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 Boronia Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boronia Heights 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 894, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boronia Heights's 8,175 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boronia Heights - Park Ridge, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boronia Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boronia Heights itself.
11,082 in 2001 to 27,073 in 2025, up 144%.
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 Boronia Heights 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 →Boronia Heights planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Boronia Heights?
The schematic on this page is a Boronia Heights flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 25% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Boronia Heights address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Boronia Heights flood-prone?
About 25% of Boronia Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Looking lot by lot, 4% of the 3,301 properties we analysed in Boronia Heights carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 64 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Boronia Heights bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 30% of Boronia Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Boronia Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Boronia Heights is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Emerging Community and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Boronia Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boronia Heights. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Boronia Heights hilly or flat?
Boronia Heights is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 44 m to 81 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Boronia Heights?
Across 2,954 surveyed parcels in Boronia Heights, the median lot size is about 672 m². There are also 170 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Boronia Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Boronia Heights itself. The suburb is served by 35 bus stops.
What is the population of Boronia Heights?
At the 2021 Census Boronia Heights had 8,175 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Boronia Heights - Park Ridge statistical area, which contains Boronia Heights, went from 11,082 people in 2001 to 27,073 in 2025, up 144%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Boronia Heights alone.
Is Boronia Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boronia Heights scores 894 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 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.
What is the median household income in Boronia Heights?
Median household income in Boronia Heights was $1,453 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Boronia Heights property?
A Boronia Heights 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.