Chambers Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Chambers Flat
(Logan City, QLD) - 22.0 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
22.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chambers Flat's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Chambers Flat properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,553 Chambers Flat properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,553 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Chambers Flat.
Chambers Flat flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,553 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Chambers Flat; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
463 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2022: 452
- Historic Flood 1974: 387
- Historic Flood 2017: 326
Mapped overland flow
1,314 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 1,314
Source: Logan City 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.
Chambers Flat at a glance
Schools in and near Chambers Flat
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Chambers Flat is zoned
Selling in Chambers Flat? 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 22.0 km², Chambers Flat is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 9,880 m² across 1,141 parcels.
Who lives in Chambers Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chambers Flat 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 944, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Chambers Flat's 2,718 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve, the wider ABS statistical area containing Chambers Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chambers Flat itself.
3,228 in 2001 to 16,875 in 2025, up 423%.
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.
Chambers Flat property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve, the wider statistical area containing Chambers Flat. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 332 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 26 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.
Chambers Flat 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 Chambers Flat 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 Chambers Flat. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Chambers Flat lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Chambers Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Chambers Flat flood-prone?
About 76% of Chambers Flat falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 65% of the 1,553 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 808 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Chambers Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 71% of Chambers Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Chambers Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Chambers Flat is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Emerging Community.
Does Chambers Flat have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Chambers Flat.
Is Chambers Flat hilly or flat?
Chambers Flat is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 41 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Chambers Flat?
Across 1,141 surveyed parcels in Chambers Flat, the median lot size is about 9,880 m². There are also 179 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Chambers Flat?
At the 2021 Census Chambers Flat had 2,718 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve statistical area, which contains Chambers Flat, went from 3,228 people in 2001 to 16,875 in 2025, up 423%.
Is Chambers Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chambers Flat scores 944 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Chambers Flat?
Median household income in Chambers Flat was $1,356 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockleigh | 3.2 km | 73% | 77% |
| Logan Reserve | 4.0 km | 73% | 58% |
| Park Ridge | 5.0 km | 33% | 73% |
| Park Ridge South | 5.2 km | 53% | 71% |
| Munruben | 5.3 km | 61% | 85% |
| Buccan | 5.5 km | 54% | 85% |
| Logan Village | 5.8 km | 50% | 85% |
| Waterford | 6.6 km | 80% | 43% |
| Crestmead | 6.7 km | 37% | 15% |
| Waterford West | 7.5 km | 87% | 30% |