Ferny Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ferny Hills (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 10.22 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
10.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ferny 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.
Ferny 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 3,398 Ferny Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,398 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ferny Hills.
Ferny Hills at a glance
How Ferny Hills is zoned
Selling in Ferny 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 10.22 km², Ferny Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 640 m² across 3,276 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 Ferny Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ferny 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 1061, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ferny Hills's 8,726 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of The Hills District, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ferny Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ferny 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 Ferny 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 →Ferny Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Ferny Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Ferny Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 11% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Ferny Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Ferny Hills flood-prone?
About 11% of Ferny Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 12% of the 3,398 properties we analysed in Ferny Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 352 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 Ferny Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 75% of Ferny 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 Ferny Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Ferny Hills is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes General residential and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Ferny Hills have heritage-listed places?
Ferny Hills has 1 heritage-listed place on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Ferny Hills hilly or flat?
Ferny Hills is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 29% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 51 m to 129 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 Ferny Hills?
Across 3,276 surveyed parcels in Ferny Hills, the median lot size is about 640 m². There are also 374 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 Ferny Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Ferny Hills itself. The suburb is served by 32 bus stops.
What is the population of Ferny Hills?
At the 2021 Census Ferny Hills had 8,726 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider The Hills District statistical area, which contains Ferny 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 Ferny Hills alone.
Is Ferny Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ferny Hills scores 1061 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 Ferny Hills?
Median household income in Ferny Hills was $2,271 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $448 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,972 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Ferny Hills property?
A Ferny 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.