Redland flood map and planning overlays by suburb
Flood, bushfire and heritage mapping compared across 23 suburbs in Redland City. Every one has some mapped flood. Check an address to see what touches a single lot.
Free map of every overlay on the lot, then a PDF report from $9. The suburb shading below compares suburbs; it does not tell you about one property.
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Hover or tap a suburb on the map to see its figures. Tap again to open it.
Shading is the share of each suburb's area inside mapped overlays. It compares suburbs; whether one property is affected depends on where it sits, so check the exact address.
How Redland City suburbs compare
Suburb-wide shares and counts. They do not decide the result for any one property.
Most mapped flood
- Thorneside53%
- Russell Island48%
- Karragarra Island47%
- Lamb Island34%
- Macleay Island34%
- Wellington Point33%
- Cleveland33%
- Ormiston32%
Most bushfire-prone land
- Sheldon97%
- Mount Cotton93%
- North Stradbroke Island87%
- Amity77%
- Point Lookout75%
- Redland Bay71%
- Thornlands50%
- Alexandra Hills50%
Most heritage places
Steepest median slope
Flood and bushfire rankings count only suburbs where LayeredGeo holds and could measure the mapping. Places with almost no residents are left out (Moreton Bay, Peel Island).
Redland City Council's own flood and planning maps
The council's maps are the official source for a single property. This page compares suburbs and puts every overlay for an address in one place.
Red-e-Map
The Redland City Plan zone and overlays, including flood and storm tide hazard, for a lot.
LayeredGeo is not part of the council or the state government.
All 23 Redland City suburbs
Select a suburb for its full profile. "Not mapped" means we hold no mapping for it there; "not measured" means we hold it but could not measure the share. Neither means no risk.
| Alexandra Hills | 6% | 50% | - |
| Amity | 28% | 77% | 2 |
| Birkdale | 28% | 26% | 6 |
| Capalaba | 13% | 50% | 1 |
| Cleveland | 33% | 14% | 29 |
| Coochiemudlo Island | 31% | 20% | 5 |
| Dunwich | 19% | 41% | 18 |
| Karragarra Island | 47% | 12% | - |
| Lamb Island | 34% | 17% | 11 |
| Macleay Island | 34% | 22% | 4 |
| Moreton Bay | 9% | <1% | - |
| Mount Cotton | 19% | 93% | 2 |
| North Stradbroke Island | 10% | 87% | 5 |
| Ormiston | 32% | 18% | 5 |
| Peel Island | 37% | 36% | 1 |
| Point Lookout | 4% | 75% | 4 |
| Redland Bay | 25% | 71% | 9 |
| Russell Island | 48% | 39% | 5 |
| Sheldon | 12% | 97% | - |
| Thorneside | 53% | 11% | 1 |
| Thornlands | 22% | 50% | 2 |
| Victoria Point | 30% | 28% | 3 |
| Wellington Point | 33% | 10% | 12 |
Redland flood map questions
How do I check if a property in Redland is in a flood zone?
Search the exact address in the free overlay map, which shows the mapped flood overlays on that property. The suburb shading on this page is a suburb-wide share and does not tell you about a single lot. Redland City Council's own flood mapping and flood searches remain the official sources for planning decisions on a property.
Which Redland suburbs have the most mapped flood?
By share of suburb area inside mapped flood overlays: Thorneside (53%), Russell Island (48%), Karragarra Island (47%), Lamb Island (34%), Macleay Island (34%). These are suburb-wide shares, so streets within the same suburb can differ.
How much of Redland is flood mapped?
All 23 Redland suburbs have some area inside mapped flood overlays.
What does the Redland flood map show?
The share of each suburb's area that falls inside the flood mapping LayeredGeo holds for Redland City, shaded in five bands from none to 60% or more. It is a planning-mapping measure, not a prediction of how often a property floods.
Check your exact address
The free interactive map shows every overlay on a single Redland City property. PDF reports from $9.
Open the overlay map →