Bromelton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bromelton
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 113.69 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
113.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bromelton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Bromelton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 153 Bromelton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 153 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bromelton.
Bromelton flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 153 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Bromelton; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
78 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 78
- Historic Flood 2017: 40
Source: Scenic Rim 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.
Bromelton at a glance
Schools in and near Bromelton
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: 1.36 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.00 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 Bromelton is zoned
Selling in Bromelton? 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 113.69 km², Bromelton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 247,040 m² across 204 parcels.
Who lives in Bromelton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bromelton 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 988, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bromelton's 129 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bromelton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bromelton itself.
9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
Bromelton 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 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 Bromelton 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 Bromelton. 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 Bromelton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bromelton planning - frequently asked
Is Bromelton flood-prone?
About 11% of Bromelton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 51% of the 153 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 67 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Bromelton bushfire-prone?
Around 67% of Bromelton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Bromelton?
The dominant planning zone in Bromelton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Rural Residential.
Does Bromelton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bromelton.
Is Bromelton hilly or flat?
Bromelton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 29% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 43 m to 300 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Bromelton?
Across 204 surveyed parcels in Bromelton, the median lot size is about 247,040 m². There are also 46 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bromelton?
At the 2021 Census Bromelton had 129 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Beaudesert statistical area, which contains Bromelton, went from 9,977 people in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
Is Bromelton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bromelton scores 988 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bromelton?
Median household income in Bromelton was $1,474 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $245 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,184 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josephville | 5.8 km | 14% | 57% |
| Wyaralong | 9.4 km | 15% | 83% |
| Allenview | 9.4 km | 24% | 40% |
| Gleneagle | 10.1 km | 41% | 24% |
| Kooralbyn | 10.9 km | 2% | 72% |
| Allandale | 11.7 km | 4% | 60% |
| Cryna | 12.3 km | <1% | 49% |
| Beaudesert | 12.6 km | 19% | 41% |
| Laravale | 12.6 km | 22% | 44% |
| Veresdale Logan City |
13.3 km | 63% | 28% |