Brisbane City flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Brisbane City
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 2.53 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
2.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Brisbane City's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Brisbane City properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 12,798 Brisbane City properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 12,798 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Brisbane City.
Brisbane City flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 12,798 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Brisbane City; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
5,879 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 5,876
- January 2011: 5,299
- February 2022: 3,676
- Historic Flood 2011: 5
Mapped overland flow
4,618 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 2,213
- Medium: 2,356
- High: 37
- Affected: 12
Source: Brisbane 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.
Brisbane City at a glance
Schools in and near Brisbane City
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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.05 km from the suburb boundary
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 Brisbane City is zoned
Selling in Brisbane City? 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 2.53 km², Brisbane City is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 64% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 194 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Principal centre (City centre). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 929 m² across 12,649 parcels.
Recent development applications in Brisbane City
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 9 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 133 (45% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 18
- Building work: 20
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 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Brisbane City
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Brisbane City 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 1084, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Brisbane City's 12,587 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brisbane City, the wider ABS statistical area containing Brisbane City. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Brisbane City itself.
2,814 in 2001 to 17,502 in 2025, up 522%.
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.
Brisbane City property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Brisbane City, the wider statistical area containing Brisbane City. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 14 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 812 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.
Brisbane City 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 | Brisbane City 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 Brisbane City 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 12,000 Brisbane City 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 Brisbane City lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Brisbane City planning - frequently asked
Is Brisbane City flood-prone?
About 64% of Brisbane City falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 76% of the 12,798 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2963 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Brisbane City bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Brisbane City and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in Brisbane City?
The dominant planning zone in Brisbane City is Principal centre (City centre), though the suburb also includes Priority Development Area - Part 10 of Brisbane City Plan 2014 and Open space (Metropolitan).
Does Brisbane City have heritage-listed places?
Brisbane City has 194 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Brisbane City hilly or flat?
Brisbane City is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 12% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 27 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Brisbane City?
Across 12,649 surveyed parcels in Brisbane City, the median lot size is about 929 m². There are also 879 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Brisbane City have a train station?
Yes - Brisbane City has 2 train stations: Central station, Roma Street station. It is also served by 135 bus stops and 3 ferry terminals.
What is the population of Brisbane City?
At the 2021 Census Brisbane City had 12,587 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Brisbane City statistical area, which contains Brisbane City, went from 2,814 people in 2001 to 17,502 in 2025, up 522%.
Is Brisbane City an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brisbane City scores 1084 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Brisbane City?
Median household income in Brisbane City was $1,802 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,942 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Brisbane | 1.1 km | 71% | 0% |
| Kangaroo Point | 1.2 km | 55% | 0% |
| Spring Hill | 1.3 km | 13% | 0% |
| Petrie Terrace | 1.5 km | 16% | 0% |
| Fortitude Valley | 1.8 km | 44% | 0% |
| Milton | 2.0 km | 85% | 0% |
| Highgate Hill | 2.1 km | 21% | 0% |
| New Farm | 2.1 km | 60% | 0% |
| Herston | 2.4 km | 37% | 0% |
| West End | 2.4 km | 72% | 0% |