Fig Tree Pocket flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fig Tree Pocket's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Fig Tree Pocket properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,738 Fig Tree Pocket properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,738 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Fig Tree Pocket.
Fig Tree Pocket flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,738 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Fig Tree Pocket; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
676 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 666
- January 2011: 495
- February 2022: 320
Mapped overland flow
296 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 80
- Medium: 137
- 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.
Fig Tree Pocket at a glance
Schools in and near Fig Tree Pocket
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
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
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 69% 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: 26 August 2026.
Previous 12 months: 19 (5% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Reconfiguring a lot: 7
- Operational work: 5
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 September 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.
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 1172, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fig Tree Pocket's 4,345 residents in each ABS age band.
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
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 |
| 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 19 September 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
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
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 (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Fig Tree Pocket lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fig Tree Pocket planning - frequently asked
Is Fig Tree Pocket flood-prone?
About 69% of Fig Tree Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. 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.
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%.
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 | 63% | 12% |
| Seventeen Mile Rocks | 2.1 km | 46% | 44% |
| Graceville | 2.1 km | 89% | 0% |
| Sinnamon Park | 2.1 km | 52% | 13% |
| Chelmer | 2.3 km | 89% | <1% |
| Jindalee | 2.5 km | 71% | 19% |
| Corinda | 2.7 km | 54% | 27% |
| Kenmore | 2.8 km | 36% | 46% |
| Indooroopilly | 3.2 km | 56% | 40% |
| Mount Ommaney | 3.4 km | 46% | 18% |