Clear Mountain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Clear Mountain (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 10.78 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
10.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Clear Mountain'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.
Clear Mountain 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 354 Clear Mountain properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 354 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Clear Mountain.
Clear Mountain at a glance
How Clear Mountain is zoned
Selling in Clear Mountain? 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 10.78 km², Clear Mountain is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural residential. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 11,692 m² across 344 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 Clear Mountain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Clear Mountain 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 1108, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Clear Mountain's 807 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Samford Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Clear Mountain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Clear Mountain itself.
8,561 in 2001 to 13,239 in 2025, up 55%.
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 Clear Mountain 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 →Clear Mountain planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Clear Mountain?
The schematic on this page is a Clear Mountain flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 14% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Clear Mountain address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Clear Mountain flood-prone?
About 14% of Clear Mountain falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 30% of the 354 properties we analysed in Clear Mountain carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 96 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Clear Mountain bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 96% of Clear Mountain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Clear Mountain?
The dominant planning zone in Clear Mountain is Rural residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Recreation and open space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Clear Mountain have heritage-listed places?
Clear Mountain has 4 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Clear Mountain hilly or flat?
Clear Mountain is steep: the median lot slope is about 24%, and 87% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 42 m to 213 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 Clear Mountain?
Across 344 surveyed parcels in Clear Mountain, the median lot size is about 11,692 m². There are also 128 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.
What is the population of Clear Mountain?
At the 2021 Census Clear Mountain had 807 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Samford Valley statistical area, which contains Clear Mountain, went from 8,561 people in 2001 to 13,239 in 2025, up 55%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Clear Mountain alone.
Is Clear Mountain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Clear Mountain scores 1108 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Clear Mountain?
Median household income in Clear Mountain was $2,715 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Clear Mountain property?
A Clear Mountain 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.