Darra flood map & planning overlays
4,098 residents and mostly General Industry B zoning, on median lots of 646 m². Workshops and homes.
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A planning-constraint profile of Darra
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 5.54 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
5.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Darra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Darra properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,632 analysed Darra properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,632 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Darra.
Has Darra flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Darra: 227 of the 2,632 properties we analysed (8.6%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 186, January 2011: 98, February 2022: 87). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 2,632 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
227 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 186
- January 2011: 98
- February 2022: 87
Mapped overland flow
396 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 105
- Medium: 164
- High: 43
- Affected: 84
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Darra
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Darra at a glance
Schools in and near Darra
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools 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: 1.93 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 Darra is zoned
Selling in Darra? 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 5.54 km², Darra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General industry B. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 646 m² across 2,439 parcels.
Recent development applications in Darra
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: 2 November 2026.
Previous 12 months: 39 (31% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 22
- Reconfiguring a lot: 14
- Operational work: 6
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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Darra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Darra 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Darra's 4,098 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Darra - Sumner, the wider ABS statistical area containing Darra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Darra itself.
3,730 in 2001 to 5,141 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Darra property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Darra - Sumner, the wider statistical area containing Darra. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 75 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 30 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.
Darra 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| 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 7 November 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 Darra 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Darra. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 2,600 Darra 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Darra lot.
Darra planning - frequently asked
Is Darra flood-prone?
About 12% of Darra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 14% of the 2,632 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 111 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 2,600 Darra addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Darra flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Darra: 227 of the 2,632 properties we analysed (8.6%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 186, January 2011: 98, February 2022: 87). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Darra bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Darra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Darra under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Darra, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 17 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Darra?
The dominant planning zone in Darra is General industry B, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Extractive industry.
Does Darra have heritage-listed places?
Darra has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Darra hilly or flat?
Darra is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 48 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Darra?
Across 2,439 surveyed parcels in Darra, the median lot size is about 646 m². There are also 394 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Darra have a train station?
Yes - Darra has 1 train station: Darra station. It is also served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of Darra?
At the 2021 Census Darra had 4,098 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Darra - Sumner statistical area, which contains Darra, went from 3,730 people in 2001 to 5,141 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Darra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Darra scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Darra?
Median household income in Darra was $1,560 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxley | 2.1 km | 49% | 25% |
| Sumner | 2.3 km | 72% | 34% |
| Richlands | 2.3 km | 6% | 3% |
| Seventeen Mile Rocks | 2.3 km | 37% | 44% |
| Jamboree Heights | 2.4 km | 14% | 0% |
| Sinnamon Park | 2.8 km | 45% | 13% |
| Inala | 2.9 km | 8% | 5% |
| Mount Ommaney | 3.3 km | 38% | 18% |
| Middle Park | 3.5 km | 22% | 4% |
| Jindalee | 4.0 km | 62% | 19% |