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Burpengary East flood map & planning overlays

9,654 people on 597 m² blocks, with 71.5% of Burpengary East flood-mapped.

A planning-constraint profile of Burpengary East (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 29.93 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burpengary East's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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How common is mapped flood risk across Burpengary East properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 5,257 analysed Burpengary East properties; no individual property result is identified.

Burpengary East flood history and overland flow

Suburb-wide totals across 5,257 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

23.2%

1,220 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 1,220

Source: Moreton Bay 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.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Burpengary East

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
96%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,500 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~7 a day
7 a day below 3,000 ft · ±17%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Burpengary East at a glance

Parcels 4,407 Median lot 597 m² Mapped easements 505 Bus stops 2 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Burpengary East

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.87 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.39 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 Burpengary East is zoned

Rural 40%
Rural residential 34%
Recreation and open space 8%
Emerging community 7%
General residential 5%
Environmental management and conservation 2%

Selling in Burpengary East? 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 29.93 km², Burpengary East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 597 m² across 4,407 parcels.

Recent development applications in Burpengary East

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

49

Latest included submission: 22 October 2026.

Previous 12 months: 60 (18% lower in the latest period).

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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Burpengary East

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burpengary East suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
9,654
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,821
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$410
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$2,058
per month
Household size
2.7
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 983, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Burpengary East's 9,654 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.6%
5-14 12.9%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 6.2%
25-34 13.3%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 12.5%
55-64 10.3%
65-74 10.4%
75-84 7.7%
85+ 2.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Burpengary - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burpengary East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burpengary East itself.

2,834 in 2001 to 9,216 in 2025, up 225%.

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.

Burpengary East property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Burpengary - East, the wider statistical area containing Burpengary East. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,050,000

Median sale price from 173 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.

Burpengary East data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional Council

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Burpengary East address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Burpengary East. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 440 Burpengary East 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Burpengary East lot.

Burpengary East planning - frequently asked

Is Burpengary East flood-prone?

About 72% of Burpengary East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 48% of the 5,257 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1770 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 440 Burpengary East addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Burpengary East bushfire-prone?

Around 44% of Burpengary East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

Is Burpengary East under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Burpengary East, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Burpengary East?

The dominant planning zone in Burpengary East is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Recreation and open space.

Does Burpengary East have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Burpengary East.

Is Burpengary East hilly or flat?

Burpengary East is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 17 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Burpengary East?

Across 4,407 surveyed parcels in Burpengary East, the median lot size is about 597 m². There are also 505 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Burpengary East have a train station?

There is no train station inside Burpengary East itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Burpengary East?

At the 2021 Census Burpengary East had 9,654 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Burpengary - East statistical area, which contains Burpengary East, went from 2,834 people in 2001 to 9,216 in 2025, up 225%.

Is Burpengary East an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burpengary East scores 983 and sits in decile 5 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 Burpengary East?

Median household income in Burpengary East was $1,821 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,058 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Beachmere 4.5 km 100% 63%
Deception Bay 4.5 km 52% 38%
Burpengary 5.7 km 39% 33%
Morayfield 7.3 km 38% 47%
Caboolture South 7.7 km 80% 6%
Caboolture 9.0 km 56% 54%
Rothwell 9.1 km 80% 30%
Ningi 9.2 km 68% 75%
Dakabin 9.3 km 23% 58%
North Lakes 9.5 km 27% 18%

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