Carneys Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Carneys Creek
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 88.41 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
88.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carneys Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Carneys 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 119 Carneys Creek properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 119 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Carneys Creek.
Carneys Creek flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 119 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Carneys Creek; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
29 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 29
Source: Scenic Rim 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.
Carneys Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Carneys 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: 10.24 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 20.25 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 Carneys Creek is zoned
Selling in Carneys 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 88.41 km², Carneys Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 283,857 m² across 164 parcels.
Who lives in Carneys Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carneys 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.
Age profile
Share of Carneys Creek's 71 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carneys Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carneys 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.
Carneys 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 Carneys 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 Carneys Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Carneys Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Carneys Creek flood-prone?
About 2% of Carneys Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 24% of the 119 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 29 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Carneys Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Carneys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Carneys Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Carneys Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Recreation and Open Space.
Does Carneys Creek have heritage-listed places?
Carneys Creek has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Carneys Creek hilly or flat?
Carneys Creek is hilly: the median ground slope is about 17%, and 56% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 216 m to 687 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Carneys Creek?
Across 164 surveyed parcels in Carneys Creek, the median lot size is about 283,857 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Carneys Creek?
At the 2021 Census Carneys Creek had 71 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Carneys Creek, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Carneys Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carneys 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).
What is the median household income in Carneys Creek?
Median household income in Carneys Creek was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,317 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett Creek | 8.7 km | 0% | 79% |
| Croftby | 9.1 km | 12% | 63% |
| Moogerah | 11.8 km | 9% | 80% |
| Maroon | 15.7 km | 2% | 64% |
| Coochin | 16.1 km | 10% | 64% |
| Mount Alford | 16.8 km | 12% | 56% |
| Clumber | 16.8 km | 1% | 88% |
| Mount Barney | 18.7 km | 2% | 89% |
| Wallaces Creek | 20.1 km | 2% | 65% |
| Bunjurgen | 20.9 km | 22% | 42% |