Cedar Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cedar Vale (Logan City, QLD) - 15.65 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
15.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cedar Vale'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.
Cedar Vale at a glance
How Cedar Vale is zoned
Selling in Cedar Vale? 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 15.65 km², Cedar Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 69% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The median lot measures about 7,368 m² across 996 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 Cedar Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cedar Vale 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cedar Vale's 2,856 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jimboomba - Glenlogan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cedar Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cedar Vale itself.
10,144 in 2001 to 21,545 in 2025, up 112%.
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 Cedar Vale 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 →Cedar Vale planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cedar Vale?
The schematic on this page is a Cedar Vale flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 24% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cedar Vale address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cedar Vale flood-prone?
About 24% of Cedar Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Cedar Vale bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 69% of Cedar Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Cedar Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Cedar Vale is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cedar Vale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cedar Vale. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Cedar Vale?
Across 996 surveyed parcels in Cedar Vale, the median lot size is about 7,368 m². There are also 206 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 Cedar Vale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cedar Vale itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Cedar Vale?
At the 2021 Census Cedar Vale had 2,856 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Jimboomba - Glenlogan statistical area, which contains Cedar Vale, went from 10,144 people in 2001 to 21,545 in 2025, up 112%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cedar Vale alone.
Is Cedar Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cedar Vale scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Cedar Vale?
Median household income in Cedar Vale was $2,261 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cedar Vale property?
A Cedar Vale 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.