Darra flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Darra properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,632 Darra properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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.
Darra flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 2,632 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Darra; 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
398 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 107
- Medium: 163
- High: 44
- 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.
Darra at a glance
Schools in and near Darra
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 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 25% 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 647 m² across 2,438 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: 17 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 44 (16% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 23
- Reconfiguring a lot: 12
- 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 20 September 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 |
| 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 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.
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 (+$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 Darra lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Darra planning - frequently asked
Is Darra flood-prone?
About 25% of Darra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. 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.
Is Darra bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Darra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
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 2,438 surveyed parcels in Darra, the median lot size is about 647 m². There are also 393 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 | 59% | 25% |
| Sumner | 2.3 km | 76% | 34% |
| Richlands | 2.3 km | 18% | 3% |
| Seventeen Mile Rocks | 2.3 km | 46% | 44% |
| Jamboree Heights | 2.4 km | 24% | 0% |
| Sinnamon Park | 2.8 km | 52% | 13% |
| Inala | 2.9 km | 15% | 5% |
| Mount Ommaney | 3.3 km | 46% | 18% |
| Middle Park | 3.5 km | 32% | 4% |
| Jindalee | 4.0 km | 71% | 19% |