Coorparoo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coorparoo
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 5.36 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
5.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coorparoo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Coorparoo properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 10,902 Coorparoo properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 10,902 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Coorparoo.
Coorparoo flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 10,902 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Coorparoo; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
1,368 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 1,335
- February 2022: 695
- January 2011: 481
Mapped overland flow
2,715 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 387
- Medium: 1,314
- High: 171
- Affected: 843
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.
Coorparoo at a glance
Schools in and near Coorparoo
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
5 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 Coorparoo is zoned
Selling in Coorparoo? 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 5.36 km², Coorparoo is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 35% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 42 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 466 m² across 10,387 parcels.
Recent development applications in Coorparoo
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: 14 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 86 (5% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 35
- Reconfiguring a lot: 10
- Building work: 55
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 Coorparoo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coorparoo 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 1099, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coorparoo's 18,132 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Coorparoo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coorparoo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coorparoo itself.
13,588 in 2001 to 19,140 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Coorparoo property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Coorparoo, the wider statistical area containing Coorparoo. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 190 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 276 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.
Coorparoo 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) |
| 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 Coorparoo 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 10,000 Coorparoo 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 Coorparoo lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Coorparoo planning - frequently asked
Is Coorparoo flood-prone?
About 35% of Coorparoo falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 28% of the 10,902 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 791 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Coorparoo bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Coorparoo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Coorparoo?
The dominant planning zone in Coorparoo is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) and Character residential (Character).
Does Coorparoo have heritage-listed places?
Coorparoo has 42 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Coorparoo hilly or flat?
Coorparoo is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 62 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Coorparoo?
Across 10,387 surveyed parcels in Coorparoo, the median lot size is about 466 m². There are also 601 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Coorparoo have a train station?
Yes - Coorparoo has 1 train station: Coorparoo station. It is also served by 79 bus stops.
What is the population of Coorparoo?
At the 2021 Census Coorparoo had 18,132 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Coorparoo statistical area, which contains Coorparoo, went from 13,588 people in 2001 to 19,140 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Coorparoo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coorparoo scores 1099 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Coorparoo?
Median household income in Coorparoo was $2,105 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,047 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stones Corner | 1.3 km | 76% | 0% |
| Camp Hill | 1.7 km | 14% | 22% |
| Greenslopes | 1.8 km | 25% | 13% |
| East Brisbane | 2.1 km | 48% | 0% |
| Norman Park | 2.1 km | 47% | 1% |
| Woolloongabba | 2.2 km | 39% | 0% |
| Seven Hills | 2.7 km | 11% | 45% |
| Holland Park | 2.8 km | 14% | 10% |
| Annerley | 3.1 km | 15% | <1% |
| Holland Park West | 3.2 km | 22% | 18% |