Burbank flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burbank
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 30.29 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
30.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burbank's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Burbank properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 601 Burbank properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 601 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Burbank.
Burbank flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 601 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Burbank; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Mapped overland flow
457 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 15
- Medium: 206
- High: 201
- Affected: 35
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.
Burbank at a glance
Schools in and near Burbank
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.89 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 Burbank is zoned
Selling in Burbank? 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 30.29 km², Burbank is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 88% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 22,273 m² across 544 parcels.
Recent development applications in Burbank
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
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 Burbank
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burbank 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 1093, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burbank's 1,051 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rochedale - Burbank, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burbank. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burbank itself.
3,804 in 2001 to 13,761 in 2025, up 262%.
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.
Burbank property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Rochedale - Burbank, the wider statistical area containing Burbank. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 175 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 132 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.
Burbank 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 Burbank 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 590 Burbank 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 Burbank lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Burbank planning - frequently asked
Is Burbank flood-prone?
About 25% of Burbank falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 601 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Burbank bushfire-prone?
Around 88% of Burbank is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Burbank?
The dominant planning zone in Burbank is Environmental management, though the suburb also includes Conservation (District) and Special purpose (Utility services).
Does Burbank have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Burbank.
Is Burbank hilly or flat?
Burbank is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 16 m to 75 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Burbank?
Across 544 surveyed parcels in Burbank, the median lot size is about 22,273 m². There are also 159 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Burbank have a train station?
There is no train station inside Burbank itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Burbank?
At the 2021 Census Burbank had 1,051 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Rochedale - Burbank statistical area, which contains Burbank, went from 3,804 people in 2001 to 13,761 in 2025, up 262%.
Is Burbank an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burbank scores 1093 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 Burbank?
Median household income in Burbank was $2,652 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $365 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,102 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochedale | 3.5 km | 23% | 65% |
| Capalaba Redland City |
4.2 km | 13% | 50% |
| Mackenzie | 4.2 km | 13% | 70% |
| Priestdale Logan City |
4.7 km | 23% | 97% |
| Sheldon Redland City |
4.8 km | 15% | 97% |
| Rochedale South Logan City |
4.9 km | 23% | 18% |
| Chandler | 5.4 km | 32% | 74% |
| Wishart | 6.1 km | 28% | 21% |
| Springwood Logan City |
6.7 km | 25% | 35% |
| Underwood Logan City |
6.8 km | 33% | 9% |