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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.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boronia Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Boronia Heights properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,301 Boronia Heights properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Boronia Heights flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 3,301 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Boronia Heights; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

3.0%

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

  • Historic Flood 2017: 97
  • Historic Flood 2022: 44

Mapped overland flow

48.0%

1,585 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 1,585

Source: Logan 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.

Boronia Heights at a glance

Parcels 2,954 Median lot 672 m² Mapped easements 170 Bus stops 35 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 2%

Schools in and near Boronia Heights

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.61 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 Boronia Heights is zoned

Low Density Residential 66%
Emerging Community 16%
Environmental Management and Conservation 10%
Recreation and Open Space 5%
Community Facilities 2%
Low-Medium Density Residential 0%

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.

Who lives in Boronia Heights

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

Population
8,175
usual residents, 2021
Median age
34
years
Median household income
$1,453
per week, Logan City suburb typical $1,924
Median rent
$350
per week, Logan City suburb typical $395
Median mortgage
$1,500
per month
Household size
2.8
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 894, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Boronia Heights's 8,175 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.8%
5-14 15.8%
15-19 6.5%
20-24 6.6%
25-34 15.5%
35-44 13.5%
45-54 11.8%
55-64 10.2%
65-74 7.2%
75-84 3.9%
85+ 2.1%

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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Boronia Heights property market snapshot

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

House sales

$879,000

Median sale price from 481 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$820,000

Median sale price from 73 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.

Boronia Heights 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)

Profile last materially updated 12 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 Boronia Heights address

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Boronia Heights planning - frequently asked

Is Boronia Heights flood-prone?

About 25% of Boronia Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 4% of the 3,301 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 64 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Boronia Heights bushfire-prone?

Around 30% of Boronia Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.

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.

Does Boronia Heights have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Boronia Heights.

Is Boronia Heights hilly or flat?

Boronia Heights is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 44 m to 81 m AHD across the suburb.

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.

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%.

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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

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.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Hillcrest 2.3 km 26% 13%
Regents Park 2.6 km 30% 14%
Forestdale 3.1 km 37% 35%
Heritage Park 4.0 km 34% 50%
Browns Plains 4.3 km 41% 31%
Park Ridge South 4.5 km 53% 71%
Park Ridge 5.0 km 33% 73%
Parkinson
Brisbane City
5.2 km 18% 55%
Greenbank 5.3 km Not measured 92%
Larapinta
Brisbane City
5.5 km 51% 54%

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