Drewvale flood map & planning overlays
76.5% bushfire-mapped, with median lots of 660 m² and a median age of 35.
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A planning-constraint profile of Drewvale
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Drewvale'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 Drewvale properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,545 analysed Drewvale properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,545 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Drewvale.
Has Drewvale flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Drewvale: 2 of the 1,545 properties we analysed (0.1%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent. The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 1,545 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
2 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
Mapped overland flow
99 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 22
- Medium: 42
- High: 25
- Affected: 10
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 Drewvale
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 3,000 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.
Drewvale at a glance
Schools in and near Drewvale
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.25 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.01 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 Drewvale is zoned
Selling in Drewvale? 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 4.42 km², Drewvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 660 m² across 1,412 parcels.
Recent development applications in Drewvale
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
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the period.
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 Drewvale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Drewvale 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 1027, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Drewvale's 4,779 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Parkinson - Drewvale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Drewvale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Drewvale itself.
6,207 in 2001 to 17,108 in 2025, up 176%.
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.
Drewvale property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Parkinson - Drewvale, the wider statistical area containing Drewvale. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 181 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 40 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.
Drewvale 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 Drewvale 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 Drewvale. 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 1,500 Drewvale 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 Drewvale lot.
Drewvale planning - frequently asked
Is Drewvale flood-prone?
About 28% of Drewvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,545 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,500 Drewvale addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Drewvale flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Drewvale: 2 of the 1,545 properties we analysed (0.1%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent. The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Drewvale bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Drewvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Drewvale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Drewvale, 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 6 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 Drewvale?
The dominant planning zone in Drewvale is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation (District) and Conservation (Local).
Does Drewvale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Drewvale.
Is Drewvale hilly or flat?
Drewvale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 41 m to 70 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Drewvale?
Across 1,412 surveyed parcels in Drewvale, the median lot size is about 660 m². There are also 124 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Drewvale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Drewvale itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Drewvale?
At the 2021 Census Drewvale had 4,779 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Parkinson - Drewvale statistical area, which contains Drewvale, went from 6,207 people in 2001 to 17,108 in 2025, up 176%.
Is Drewvale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Drewvale scores 1027 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Drewvale?
Median household income in Drewvale was $2,243 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,993 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Plains Logan City |
1.7 km | 41% | 31% |
| Parkinson | 2.6 km | 11% | 55% |
| Berrinba Logan City |
2.7 km | 55% | 61% |
| Stretton | 2.7 km | 20% | 66% |
| Calamvale | 3.0 km | 19% | 21% |
| Karawatha | 3.3 km | 36% | 93% |
| Regents Park Logan City |
3.5 km | 30% | 14% |
| Hillcrest Logan City |
3.6 km | 26% | 13% |
| Heritage Park Logan City |
3.9 km | 34% | 50% |
| Algester | 4.5 km | 9% | 21% |