England Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of England Creek (Brisbane City, QLD) - 26.8 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
26.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to England 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.
England Creek at a glance
Schools in and near England Creek
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 5.20 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.76 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 England Creek is zoned
Selling in England 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 26.8 km², England Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 46,753 m² across 11 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.
Recent development applications in England Creek
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 19 August 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in England Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the England 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 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lake Manchester - England Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing England Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than England Creek itself.
0 in 2001 to 0 in 2025.
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.
England Creek data sources and coverage
Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.
| 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
Profile last materially updated 5 August 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 England 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 →England Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of England Creek?
The schematic on this page is a England Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 6% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any England Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is England Creek flood-prone?
About 6% of England Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is England Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of England Creek 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 England Creek?
The dominant planning zone in England Creek is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does England Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within England Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in England Creek?
Across 11 surveyed parcels in England Creek, the median lot size is about 46,753 m².
Is England Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), England Creek scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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.
Do I need a planning report for a England Creek property?
An England 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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Glorious Moreton Bay City |
4.2 km | 5% | 91% |
| Banks Creek | 4.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Mount Nebo Moreton Bay City |
5.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| England Creek Somerset Regional |
7.5 km | 13% | 92% |
| Banks Creek Somerset Regional |
7.8 km | 9% | 92% |
| Highvale Moreton Bay City |
8.5 km | 17% | 83% |
| Cedar Creek Moreton Bay City |
8.8 km | 15% | 90% |
| Split Yard Creek Somerset Regional |
8.8 km | 10% | 92% |
| Dundas Somerset Regional |
10.4 km | 6% | 87% |
| Kobble Creek Moreton Bay City |
10.9 km | 11% | 99% |