Camp Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Camp Hill (Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.8 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
4.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Camp Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Camp Hill flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 6,039 Camp Hill properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 6,039 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Camp Hill.
Camp Hill at a glance
How Camp Hill is zoned
Selling in Camp Hill? 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 4.8 km², Camp Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 18 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 490 m² across 5,374 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Camp Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Camp Hill 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 1135, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Camp Hill's 12,254 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Camp Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Camp Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Camp Hill itself.
9,511 in 2001 to 13,067 in 2025, up 37%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Camp Hill 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Camp Hill planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Camp Hill?
The schematic on this page is a Camp Hill flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 9% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Camp Hill address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Camp Hill flood-prone?
About 9% of Camp Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 2% of the 6,039 properties we analysed in Camp Hill carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 25 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Camp Hill bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 22% of Camp Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Camp Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Camp Hill is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Character residential (Character) and Conservation (District). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Camp Hill have heritage-listed places?
Camp Hill has 18 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Camp Hill hilly or flat?
Camp Hill is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 9%, and 4% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 55 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Camp Hill?
Across 5,374 surveyed parcels in Camp Hill, the median lot size is about 490 m². There are also 580 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Camp Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Camp Hill itself. The suburb is served by 50 bus stops.
What is the population of Camp Hill?
At the 2021 Census Camp Hill had 12,254 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Camp Hill statistical area, which contains Camp Hill, went from 9,511 people in 2001 to 13,067 in 2025, up 37%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Camp Hill alone.
Is Camp Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Camp Hill scores 1135 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Camp Hill?
Median household income in Camp Hill was $3,085 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Camp Hill property?
A Camp Hill planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.