Delaneys Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Delaneys Creek (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 39.95 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
39.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Delaneys Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Delaneys Creek flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 706 Delaneys Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 706 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Delaneys Creek.
Delaneys Creek at a glance
How Delaneys Creek is zoned
Selling in Delaneys Creek? 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 39.95 km², Delaneys Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,000 m² across 688 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Delaneys Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Delaneys Creek 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 985, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Delaneys Creek's 1,366 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider ABS statistical area containing Delaneys Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Delaneys Creek itself.
5,598 in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Delaneys Creek 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 →Delaneys Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Delaneys Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Delaneys Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 18% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Delaneys Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Delaneys Creek flood-prone?
About 18% of Delaneys Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 37% of the 706 properties we analysed in Delaneys Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 173 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Delaneys Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 83% of Delaneys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Delaneys Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Delaneys Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Limited development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Delaneys Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Delaneys Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Delaneys Creek hilly or flat?
Delaneys Creek is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 8%, and 15% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 135 m to 285 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Delaneys Creek?
Across 688 surveyed parcels in Delaneys Creek, the median lot size is about 4,000 m². There are also 135 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Delaneys Creek?
At the 2021 Census Delaneys Creek had 1,366 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Woodford - D'Aguilar statistical area, which contains Delaneys Creek, went from 5,598 people in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Delaneys Creek alone.
Is Delaneys Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Delaneys Creek scores 985 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Delaneys Creek?
Median household income in Delaneys Creek was $1,970 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,013 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Delaneys Creek property?
A Delaneys Creek planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.