Caffey zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Caffey
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 11.7 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Caffey's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Caffey at a glance
Schools in and near Caffey
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: 1.26 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.93 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 Caffey is zoned
Selling in Caffey? 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 11.7 km², Caffey is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 119,264 m² across 64 parcels.
Who lives in Caffey
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Caffey 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 1018, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Caffey. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Caffey itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Caffey data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Caffey 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 Caffey. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Caffey lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Caffey planning - frequently asked
Is Caffey flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Caffey, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Caffey bushfire-prone?
Around 58% of Caffey is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Caffey?
The dominant planning zone in Caffey is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Conservation.
Does Caffey have heritage-listed places?
Caffey has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Caffey?
Across 64 surveyed parcels in Caffey, the median lot size is about 119,264 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Caffey an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caffey scores 1018 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitestone | 4.3 km | Not mapped | 70% |
| Upper Tenthill | 4.6 km | Not mapped | 31% |
| Mount Sylvia | 4.7 km | Not mapped | 72% |
| Rockside | 6.5 km | Not mapped | 68% |
| Ropeley | 6.9 km | Not mapped | 37% |
| Ingoldsby | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 72% |
| Ma Ma Creek | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Woodbine | 8.9 km | Not mapped | 60% |
| Winwill | 10.2 km | Not mapped | 30% |
| West Haldon | 10.4 km | 0% | 83% |