Fig Tree Pocket flood map & planning overlays

A median household income of $3,791 a week, 2nd-highest in Brisbane City. Deep pockets in Fig Tree Pocket.

Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers, and the modelled depth where a flood study reaches it.

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A planning-constraint profile of Fig Tree Pocket (Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.95 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Planning schematicFig Tree Pocket

Constraint readout

4.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 57%

1.8× council avg (31%) · #32 of 195 mapped council suburbs

Modelled flood depth held for about 1,700 addresses here

See the Brisbane flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 66%

2.5× council avg (27%) · #29 of 195 mapped council suburbs

Environmental75%

1.6× council avg (46%) · #37 of 195 in council

Heritage sites 1 Character 28% Noise corridor 8% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 100% Mostly Low density residential Flood 32nd most affected of 195 → Bushfire 29th most affected of 195 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fig Tree Pocket'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 Fig Tree Pocket properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,738 analysed Fig Tree Pocket properties; no individual property result is identified.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

1,738

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

59%

1,020 of 1,738 properties

Median ground slope

10%

hilly, measured 50 m around each address · 24% of points 15%+

Ground level

6–49 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 1,738 properties

No mapped risk 718 Very Low 197Low 169Medium 498High 156

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Fig Tree Pocket.

Has Fig Tree Pocket flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Fig Tree Pocket: 676 of the 1,738 properties we analysed (38.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 666, January 2011: 495, February 2022: 320). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 1,738 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

38.9%

676 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

Historic Flood 1974: 666
January 2011: 495
February 2022: 320

Mapped overland flow

17.1%

298 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

Low: 81
Medium: 138
High: 73
Affected: 6

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 Fig Tree Pocket

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

Under observed aircraft

100%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

100%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 1,000 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome

Busiest square

~11 a day

11 a day below 3,000 ft · ±13%
typical observed square 2 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.

Fig Tree Pocket at a glance

Parcels 1,661 Median lot 944 m² Mapped easements 454 Bus stops 25 Schools in suburb 3

Schools in and near Fig Tree Pocket

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

2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Fig Tree Pocket is zoned

Low density residential 38%

Emerging community 22%

Rural 10%

Open space (District) 9%

Sport and recreation (District) 7%

Open space (Local) 5%

Selling in Fig Tree Pocket? 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 4.95 km², Fig Tree Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 57% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 944 m² across 1,661 parcels.

Recent development applications in Fig Tree Pocket

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

Latest included submission: 6 November 2026.

Previous 12 months: 16 (38% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

Material change of use: 5
Reconfiguring a lot: 8
Operational work: 6

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 Fig Tree Pocket

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fig Tree Pocket suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

4,345

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$3,791

per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122

Median rent

$590

per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410

Median mortgage

$3,033

per month

Household size

3.2

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1172, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Fig Tree Pocket's 4,345 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.6%

5-14 18.2%

15-19 9.1%

20-24 5.8%

25-34 5.6%

35-44 14.5%

45-54 17.9%

55-64 11.5%

65-74 7.8%

75-84 3.8%

85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Fig Tree Pocket, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fig Tree Pocket. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fig Tree Pocket itself.

3,058 in 2001 to 4,632 in 2025, up 51%.

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.

Fig Tree Pocket property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Fig Tree Pocket, the wider statistical area containing Fig Tree Pocket. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$2,080,000

Median sale price from 81 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.

Fig Tree Pocket 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 Fig Tree Pocket address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Fig Tree Pocket. 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 1,700 Fig Tree Pocket 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 Fig Tree Pocket lot.

Fig Tree Pocket planning - frequently asked

Is Fig Tree Pocket flood-prone?

About 57% of Fig Tree Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 59% of the 1,738 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 156 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,700 Fig Tree Pocket addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Has Fig Tree Pocket flooded?

Is Fig Tree Pocket bushfire-prone?

Around 66% of Fig Tree Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

Is Fig Tree Pocket under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Fig Tree Pocket, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 11 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 Fig Tree Pocket?

The dominant planning zone in Fig Tree Pocket is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Rural.

Does Fig Tree Pocket have heritage-listed places?

Fig Tree Pocket has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Fig Tree Pocket hilly or flat?

Fig Tree Pocket is hilly: the median ground slope is about 10%, and 24% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 49 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Fig Tree Pocket?

Across 1,661 surveyed parcels in Fig Tree Pocket, the median lot size is about 944 m². There are also 454 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Fig Tree Pocket have a train station?

There is no train station inside Fig Tree Pocket itself. The suburb is served by 25 bus stops.

What is the population of Fig Tree Pocket?

At the 2021 Census Fig Tree Pocket had 4,345 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Fig Tree Pocket statistical area, which contains Fig Tree Pocket, went from 3,058 people in 2001 to 4,632 in 2025, up 51%.

Is Fig Tree Pocket an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fig Tree Pocket scores 1172 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Fig Tree Pocket?

Median household income in Fig Tree Pocket was $3,791 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $590 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,033 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Sherwood	2.0 km	53%	12%
Seventeen Mile Rocks	2.1 km	37%	44%
Graceville	2.1 km	71%	0%
Sinnamon Park	2.1 km	45%	13%
Chelmer	2.3 km	81%	<1%
Jindalee	2.5 km	62%	19%
Corinda	2.7 km	45%	27%
Kenmore	2.8 km	29%	46%
Indooroopilly	3.2 km	49%	40%
Mount Ommaney	3.4 km	38%	18%

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