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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
10.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
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.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,178 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Brendale.
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
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
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 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
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
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.
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 892, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Brendale's 3,100 residents in each ABS age band.
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
Median sale price from 173 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
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.
| 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 |
| 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |