Ellen Grove flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ellen Grove (Brisbane City, QLD) - 3.41 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
3.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ellen Grove'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.
Ellen Grove 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 1,574 Ellen Grove properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,574 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ellen Grove.
Ellen Grove at a glance
How Ellen Grove is zoned
Selling in Ellen Grove? 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 3.41 km², Ellen Grove is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Emerging community. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 708 m² across 1,492 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 Ellen Grove
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ellen Grove 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 851, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ellen Grove's 3,586 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ellen Grove. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ellen Grove itself.
14,091 in 2001 to 24,080 in 2025, up 71%.
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 Ellen Grove 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 →Ellen Grove planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Ellen Grove?
The schematic on this page is a Ellen Grove flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 15% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Ellen Grove address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Ellen Grove flood-prone?
About 15% of Ellen Grove falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 3% of the 1,574 properties we analysed in Ellen Grove carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 38 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 Ellen Grove bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 59% of Ellen Grove is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Ellen Grove?
The dominant planning zone in Ellen Grove is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Special purpose (Utility services). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Ellen Grove have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ellen Grove. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Ellen Grove hilly or flat?
Ellen Grove is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 32 m to 65 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 Ellen Grove?
Across 1,492 surveyed parcels in Ellen Grove, the median lot size is about 708 m². There are also 80 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.
Does Ellen Grove have a train station?
There is no train station inside Ellen Grove itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Ellen Grove?
At the 2021 Census Ellen Grove had 3,586 usual residents, with a median age of 30 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Forest Lake - Ellen Grove statistical area, which contains Ellen Grove, went from 14,091 people in 2001 to 24,080 in 2025, up 71%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Ellen Grove alone.
Is Ellen Grove an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ellen Grove scores 851 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 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 Ellen Grove?
Median household income in Ellen Grove was $1,353 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 $1,491 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Ellen Grove property?
A Ellen Grove 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.