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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cedar Vale at a glance
Schools in and near Cedar Vale
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: 1.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.23 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 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 23% 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 7,347 m² across 995 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Cedar Vale property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Jimboomba - Glenlogan, the wider statistical area containing Cedar Vale. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 411 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 11 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.
Cedar Vale 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 |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
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 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Cedar Vale. 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 Cedar Vale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cedar Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Cedar Vale flood-prone?
About 23% of Cedar Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Cedar Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 69% of Cedar Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
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.
Does Cedar Vale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cedar Vale.
What is the typical lot size in Cedar Vale?
Across 995 surveyed parcels in Cedar Vale, the median lot size is about 7,347 m². There are also 206 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veresdale Scrub | 2.9 km | 22% | 42% |
| Woodhill | 4.1 km | 63% | 27% |
| Cedar Grove | 4.3 km | 65% | 39% |
| Veresdale | 4.9 km | 63% | 28% |
| Veresdale Scrub Scenic Rim Regional |
4.9 km | 23% | 36% |
| Glenlogan | 5.2 km | 84% | 66% |
| Jimboomba | 5.7 km | 44% | 83% |
| Mundoolun | 6.0 km | 30% | 81% |
| Veresdale Scenic Rim Regional |
6.1 km | 42% | 26% |
| Riverbend | 7.3 km | 59% | 90% |