Cedarton flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Cedarton (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 11.42 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cedarton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Cedarton properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 55 Cedarton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Cedarton flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 55 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Cedarton; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

69.1%

38 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 38

Source: Moreton Bay 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.

Cedarton at a glance

Parcels 46 Median lot 160,267 m² Mapped easements 13 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 23%

Schools in and near Cedarton

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 5.14 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 8.21 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 Cedarton is zoned

Rural 89%
Limited development 11%
Recreation and open space 0%

Selling in Cedarton? 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 11.42 km², Cedarton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 47% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 160,267 m² across 46 parcels.

Recent development applications in Cedarton

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

<5

The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Cedarton

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cedarton suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
129
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,196
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$345
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$1,733
per month
Household size
2.5
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 996, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Cedarton's 129 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 12.4%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 9.5%
35-44 5.8%
45-54 17.5%
55-64 22.6%
65-74 10.9%
75-84 8.8%
85+ 2.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cedarton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cedarton itself.

5,598 in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.

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.

Cedarton property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider statistical area containing Cedarton. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,050,000

Median sale price from 192 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.

Cedarton data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional Council

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 Cedarton 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 20 Cedarton addresses (+$9 with the planning report).

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 Cedarton lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Cedarton planning - frequently asked

Is Cedarton flood-prone?

About 47% of Cedarton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 76% of the 55 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 39 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Cedarton bushfire-prone?

Around 50% of Cedarton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

What is the zoning in Cedarton?

The dominant planning zone in Cedarton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited development and Recreation and open space.

Does Cedarton have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Cedarton.

Is Cedarton hilly or flat?

Cedarton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 22% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 120 m to 255 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Cedarton?

Across 46 surveyed parcels in Cedarton, the median lot size is about 160,267 m². There are also 13 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Cedarton?

At the 2021 Census Cedarton had 129 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Woodford - D'Aguilar statistical area, which contains Cedarton, went from 5,598 people in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.

Is Cedarton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cedarton scores 996 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Cedarton?

Median household income in Cedarton was $1,196 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Stanmore 2.8 km 43% 76%
Commissioners Flat 3.0 km 38% 83%
Booroobin
Sunshine Coast Regional
5.3 km 3% 66%
Peachester
Sunshine Coast Regional
6.1 km 21% 38%
Booroobin 6.3 km 13% 85%
Crohamhurst
Sunshine Coast Regional
7.6 km 18% 51%
Wootha
Sunshine Coast Regional
8.7 km 14% 38%
Woodford 8.7 km 38% 84%
Bellthorpe 9.2 km 14% 92%
Reesville
Sunshine Coast Regional
11.4 km 18% 37%

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