Burnett Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burnett Creek
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 119.45 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
119.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burnett Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Burnett Creek properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 76 Burnett Creek properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 76 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Burnett Creek.
Burnett Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Burnett Creek
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: 7.88 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 22.06 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 Burnett Creek is zoned
Selling in Burnett Creek? 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 119.45 km², Burnett Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 79% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 45 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 381,101 m² across 115 parcels.
Who lives in Burnett Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burnett Creek 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 1016, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burnett Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burnett Creek itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Burnett Creek 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 Burnett Creek 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.
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 Burnett Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Burnett Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Burnett Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Burnett Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 76 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Burnett Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 79% of Burnett Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Burnett Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Burnett Creek is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special Purpose.
Does Burnett Creek have heritage-listed places?
Burnett Creek has 45 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Burnett Creek hilly or flat?
Burnett Creek is steep: the median ground slope is about 26%, and 75% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 232 m to 663 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Burnett Creek?
Across 115 surveyed parcels in Burnett Creek, the median lot size is about 381,101 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Burnett Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burnett Creek scores 1016 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carneys Creek | 8.7 km | 2% | 75% |
| Mount Barney | 10.8 km | 2% | 89% |
| Maroon | 12.1 km | 2% | 64% |
| Croftby | 12.7 km | 12% | 63% |
| Mount Lindesay | 15.2 km | 0% | 94% |
| Coochin | 16.9 km | 10% | 64% |
| Barney View | 18.0 km | 3% | 51% |
| Moogerah | 19.6 km | 9% | 80% |
| Palen Creek | 19.6 km | 4% | 70% |
| Mount Alford | 20.9 km | 12% | 56% |