Brinsmead flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Brinsmead
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 5.11 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.11 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Brinsmead's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Brinsmead properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,234 Brinsmead properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,234 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Brinsmead.
Brinsmead at a glance
Schools in and near Brinsmead
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 school providing primary years and 1 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 Brinsmead is zoned
Selling in Brinsmead? 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 5.11 km², Brinsmead is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 35% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 803 m² across 2,211 parcels.
Who lives in Brinsmead
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Brinsmead 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 1041, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Brinsmead's 5,537 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brinsmead, the wider ABS statistical area containing Brinsmead. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Brinsmead itself.
4,193 in 2001 to 5,702 in 2025, up 36%.
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.
Brinsmead 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 |
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 Brinsmead 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 over parts of Brinsmead. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Brinsmead lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Brinsmead planning - frequently asked
Is Brinsmead flood-prone?
About 35% of Brinsmead falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 1% of the 2,234 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 25 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Brinsmead bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Brinsmead is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.
What is the zoning in Brinsmead?
The dominant planning zone in Brinsmead is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Open Space.
Does Brinsmead have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Brinsmead.
Is Brinsmead hilly or flat?
Brinsmead is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 27% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 11 m to 113 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Brinsmead?
Across 2,211 surveyed parcels in Brinsmead, the median lot size is about 803 m². There are also 515 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Brinsmead have a train station?
There is no train station inside Brinsmead itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Brinsmead?
At the 2021 Census Brinsmead had 5,537 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Brinsmead statistical area, which contains Brinsmead, went from 4,193 people in 2001 to 5,702 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Brinsmead an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brinsmead scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Brinsmead?
Median household income in Brinsmead was $2,190 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 1.7 km | 23% | 31% |
| Freshwater | 1.8 km | 32% | 39% |
| Kanimbla | 2.5 km | 33% | 58% |
| Kamerunga | 2.8 km | 73% | 39% |
| Stratford | 2.8 km | 42% | 69% |
| Redlynch | 3.0 km | 39% | 34% |
| Manoora | 3.1 km | 94% | 20% |
| Edge Hill | 3.2 km | 65% | 23% |
| Barron | 3.9 km | 100% | 6% |
| Manunda | 4.2 km | 99% | 40% |