Coopers Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coopers Plains
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.21 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
4.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coopers Plains's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Coopers Plains properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,594 Coopers Plains properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,594 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Coopers Plains.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Coopers Plains
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
<1% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Brisbane City Plan Airport Environs ANEF
Coopers Plains flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 3,594 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Coopers Plains; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
587 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 496
- February 2022: 300
- January 2011: 265
Mapped overland flow
479 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 188
- Medium: 229
- High: 37
- Affected: 25
Source: Brisbane 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.
Coopers Plains at a glance
Schools in and near Coopers Plains
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.13 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 Coopers Plains is zoned
Selling in Coopers Plains? 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 4.21 km², Coopers Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 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 605 m² across 3,298 parcels.
Recent development applications in Coopers Plains
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 16 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 29 (28% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 14
- Reconfiguring a lot: 8
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 Coopers Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coopers Plains 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 988, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coopers Plains's 5,675 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Coopers Plains, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coopers Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coopers Plains itself.
4,285 in 2001 to 6,428 in 2025, up 50%.
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.
Coopers Plains property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Coopers Plains, the wider statistical area containing Coopers Plains. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 57 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 44 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.
Coopers Plains 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) | Inside a held contour | 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) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City 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 Coopers Plains 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 3,500 Coopers Plains 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 Coopers Plains lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Coopers Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Coopers Plains flood-prone?
About 58% of Coopers Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 34% of the 3,594 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 606 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Coopers Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Coopers Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Coopers Plains affected by aircraft noise?
About <1% of Coopers Plains sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Coopers Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Coopers Plains is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes General industry B and General industry A.
Does Coopers Plains have heritage-listed places?
Coopers Plains has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Coopers Plains hilly or flat?
Coopers Plains is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 41 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Coopers Plains?
Across 3,298 surveyed parcels in Coopers Plains, the median lot size is about 605 m². There are also 314 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Coopers Plains have a train station?
Yes - Coopers Plains has 1 train station: Coopers Plains station. It is also served by 43 bus stops.
What is the population of Coopers Plains?
At the 2021 Census Coopers Plains had 5,675 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Coopers Plains statistical area, which contains Coopers Plains, went from 4,285 people in 2001 to 6,428 in 2025, up 50%.
Is Coopers Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coopers Plains scores 988 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 Coopers Plains?
Median household income in Coopers Plains was $1,593 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $369 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,755 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson | 2.0 km | 13% | 3% |
| Salisbury | 2.1 km | 30% | 16% |
| Acacia Ridge | 2.4 km | 40% | 3% |
| Nathan | 2.5 km | 13% | 94% |
| Archerfield | 2.6 km | 85% | 1% |
| Sunnybank | 2.7 km | 26% | 7% |
| Rocklea | 3.4 km | 100% | 8% |
| Sunnybank Hills | 3.4 km | 15% | 9% |
| MacGregor | 3.6 km | 24% | 21% |
| Moorooka | 3.8 km | 27% | 13% |