Brendale flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Brendale (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 10.44 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Brendale properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,178 Brendale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Brendale flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 3,178 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Brendale; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

9.2%

291 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 291

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.

Brendale at a glance

Parcels 3,307 Median lot 172 m² Mapped easements 654 Bus stops 21 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 2%

Schools in and near Brendale

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.25 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.23 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 Brendale is zoned

Industry 49%
Recreation and open space 20%
Extractive industry 13%
Community facilities 7%
General residential 6%
Rural 2%

Selling in Brendale? 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 10.44 km², Brendale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 77% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 172 m² across 3,307 parcels.

Recent development applications in Brendale

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

26

Latest included submission: 6 August 2026.

Previous 12 months: 45 (42% lower 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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Brendale

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

Population
3,100
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$1,219
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$350
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.2
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 892, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Brendale's 3,100 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.8%
5-14 12.6%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 6.9%
25-34 17.1%
35-44 14.5%
45-54 11.3%
55-64 10.1%
65-74 8.3%
75-84 4.9%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

11,108 in 2001 to 15,313 in 2025, up 38%.

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.

Brendale property market snapshot

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

House sales

$920,000

Median sale price from 173 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$680,000

Median sale price from 161 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.

Brendale 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)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional Council

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 Brendale 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 930 Brendale 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 (+$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 Brendale lot.

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Brendale planning - frequently asked

Is Brendale flood-prone?

About 77% of Brendale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 83% of the 3,178 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2060 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Brendale bushfire-prone?

Around 12% of Brendale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

What is the zoning in Brendale?

The dominant planning zone in Brendale is Industry, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Extractive industry.

Does Brendale have heritage-listed places?

Brendale has 10 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Brendale hilly or flat?

Brendale is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 9 m to 40 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Brendale?

Across 3,307 surveyed parcels in Brendale, the median lot size is about 172 m². There are also 654 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Brendale have a train station?

There is no train station inside Brendale itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.

What is the population of Brendale?

At the 2021 Census Brendale had 3,100 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Strathpine - Brendale statistical area, which contains Brendale, went from 11,108 people in 2001 to 15,313 in 2025, up 38%.

Is Brendale an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brendale scores 892 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 Brendale?

Median household income in Brendale was $1,219 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Strathpine 2.4 km 70% 23%
Warner 3.2 km 23% 48%
Bridgeman Downs
Brisbane City
3.4 km 21% 36%
Bray Park 3.5 km 52% 5%
Albany Creek 3.5 km 41% 25%
Bald Hills
Brisbane City
4.0 km 75% 10%
Carseldine
Brisbane City
4.4 km 34% 15%
Eatons Hill 4.6 km 27% 40%
Lawnton 4.6 km 80% 14%
Bracken Ridge
Brisbane City
5.3 km 31% 7%

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