Cleveland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cleveland
(Redland City, QLD) - 15.82 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
15.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cleveland's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Cleveland properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 8,745 Cleveland properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 8,745 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cleveland.
Cleveland at a glance
Schools in and near Cleveland
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
2 schools providing primary years and 5 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 Cleveland is zoned
Selling in Cleveland? 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 15.82 km², Cleveland is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 29 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 705 m² across 8,572 parcels.
Who lives in Cleveland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cleveland 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 1004, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cleveland's 15,850 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cleveland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cleveland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cleveland itself.
13,043 in 2001 to 16,952 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Cleveland property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Cleveland, the wider statistical area containing Cleveland. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 261 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 255 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.
Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland. 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 Cleveland lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cleveland planning - frequently asked
Is Cleveland flood-prone?
About 33% of Cleveland falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 30% of the 8,745 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 448 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Cleveland bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Cleveland is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Redland City average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Cleveland?
The dominant planning zone in Cleveland is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Recreation and Open Space.
Does Cleveland have heritage-listed places?
Cleveland has 29 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Cleveland hilly or flat?
Cleveland is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 35 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Cleveland?
Across 8,572 surveyed parcels in Cleveland, the median lot size is about 705 m². There are also 630 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cleveland have a train station?
Yes - Cleveland has 1 train station: Cleveland station. It is also served by 86 bus stops.
What is the population of Cleveland?
At the 2021 Census Cleveland had 15,850 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Cleveland statistical area, which contains Cleveland, went from 13,043 people in 2001 to 16,952 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Cleveland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cleveland scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cleveland?
Median household income in Cleveland was $1,430 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,488 for the typical suburb in Redland City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormiston | 2.4 km | 32% | 18% |
| Alexandra Hills | 4.2 km | 6% | 50% |
| Thornlands | 4.7 km | 22% | 50% |
| Wellington Point | 5.5 km | 33% | 10% |
| Birkdale | 6.9 km | 28% | 26% |
| Victoria Point | 7.0 km | 30% | 28% |
| Capalaba | 7.5 km | 13% | 50% |
| Coochiemudlo Island | 7.6 km | 31% | 20% |
| Moreton Bay | 7.9 km | 9% | <1% |
| Thorneside | 8.2 km | 53% | 11% |