Everton Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Everton Hills (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 3.29 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
3.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Everton Hills'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.
Everton Hills 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 2,943 Everton Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,943 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Everton Hills.
Everton Hills at a glance
How Everton Hills is zoned
Selling in Everton Hills? 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 3.29 km², Everton Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is General residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 615 m² across 2,945 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 Everton Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Everton Hills 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 1064, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Everton Hills's 6,673 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of The Hills District, the wider ABS statistical area containing Everton Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Everton Hills itself.
22,002 in 2001 to 26,166 in 2025, up 19%.
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 Everton Hills 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 →Everton Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Everton Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Everton Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 22% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Everton Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Everton Hills flood-prone?
About 22% of Everton Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 12% of the 2,943 properties we analysed in Everton Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 289 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 Everton Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 14% of Everton Hills 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 Everton Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Everton Hills is General residential, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Industry. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Everton Hills have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Everton Hills. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Everton Hills hilly or flat?
Everton Hills is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 25% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 40 m to 79 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 Everton Hills?
Across 2,945 surveyed parcels in Everton Hills, the median lot size is about 615 m². There are also 503 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 Everton Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Everton Hills itself. The suburb is served by 20 bus stops.
What is the population of Everton Hills?
At the 2021 Census Everton Hills had 6,673 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider The Hills District statistical area, which contains Everton Hills, went from 22,002 people in 2001 to 26,166 in 2025, up 19%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Everton Hills alone.
Is Everton Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Everton Hills scores 1064 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Everton Hills?
Median household income in Everton Hills was $2,335 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Everton Hills property?
A Everton Hills 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.