Chinghee Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Chinghee Creek (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 22.54 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
22.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chinghee Creek'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.
Chinghee Creek flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 43 Chinghee Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 43 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Chinghee Creek.
Chinghee Creek at a glance
How Chinghee Creek is zoned
Selling in Chinghee 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 22.54 km², Chinghee Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 219,774 m² across 54 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 Chinghee Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chinghee 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 933, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Chinghee Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chinghee Creek itself.
9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
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 Chinghee 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Chinghee Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Chinghee Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Chinghee Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 5% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Chinghee Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Chinghee Creek flood-prone?
About 5% of Chinghee Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 43 properties we analysed in Chinghee Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Chinghee Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 66% of Chinghee Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Chinghee Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Chinghee Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Chinghee Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Chinghee Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Chinghee Creek hilly or flat?
Chinghee Creek is steep: the median lot slope is about 33%, and 91% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 181 m to 616 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Chinghee Creek?
Across 54 surveyed parcels in Chinghee Creek, the median lot size is about 219,774 m². There are also 1 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.
Is Chinghee Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chinghee Creek scores 933 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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.
Do I need a planning report for a Chinghee Creek property?
A Chinghee Creek 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.