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Fitzgibbon flood map & planning overlays

Median lots of 327 m², 3rd-smallest in Brisbane City and 6th in Queensland. Compact, and proud of it.

A planning-constraint profile of Fitzgibbon (Brisbane City, QLD) - 3.14 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fitzgibbon'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 Fitzgibbon properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,976 analysed Fitzgibbon properties; no individual property result is identified.

Has Fitzgibbon flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Fitzgibbon: 1,034 of the 2,976 properties we analysed (34.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 1,034). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 2,976 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

34.7%

1,034 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 1,034

Mapped overland flow

22.0%

656 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 119
  • Medium: 94
  • High: 6
  • Affected: 437

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 Fitzgibbon

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
34%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±23% · area average
typical observed square 1 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.

Fitzgibbon at a glance

Parcels 2,591 Median lot 327 m² Mapped easements 829 Bus stops 11 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Fitzgibbon

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

1

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.32 km from the suburb boundary

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 Fitzgibbon is zoned

Priority Development Area - Part 10 of Brisbane City Plan 2014 44%
Emerging community 20%
Sport and recreation (District) 16%
Low-medium density residential (3 or 4 storey mix) 14%
Open space (District) 4%
Open space (Local) 1%

Selling in Fitzgibbon? 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 3.14 km², Fitzgibbon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Priority Development Area - Part 10 of Brisbane City Plan 2014. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 327 m² across 2,591 parcels.

Recent development applications in Fitzgibbon

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

<5

The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.

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 Fitzgibbon

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

Population
6,296
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$1,735
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$385
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$1,677
per month
Household size
2.5
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 999, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Fitzgibbon's 6,296 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.1%
5-14 12.8%
15-19 4.3%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 18.3%
35-44 19.1%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 8.6%
65-74 6.7%
75-84 4.0%
85+ 1.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,513 in 2001 to 15,445 in 2025, up 137%.

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.

Fitzgibbon property market snapshot

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

House sales

$956,539

Median sale price from 142 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$730,750

Median sale price from 138 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.

Fitzgibbon data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane 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 Fitzgibbon 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 →

Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 34% of Fitzgibbon. 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 2,900 Fitzgibbon 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 Fitzgibbon lot.

Fitzgibbon planning - frequently asked

Is Fitzgibbon flood-prone?

About 42% of Fitzgibbon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 37% of the 2,976 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 290 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 2,900 Fitzgibbon addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Has Fitzgibbon flooded?

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Fitzgibbon: 1,034 of the 2,976 properties we analysed (34.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 1,034). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Is Fitzgibbon bushfire-prone?

Around 22% of Fitzgibbon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

Is Fitzgibbon under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 34% of Fitzgibbon, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Fitzgibbon?

The dominant planning zone in Fitzgibbon is Priority Development Area - Part 10 of Brisbane City Plan 2014, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Sport and recreation (District).

Does Fitzgibbon have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Fitzgibbon.

Is Fitzgibbon hilly or flat?

Fitzgibbon is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 17 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Fitzgibbon?

Across 2,591 surveyed parcels in Fitzgibbon, the median lot size is about 327 m². There are also 829 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Fitzgibbon have a train station?

There is no train station inside Fitzgibbon itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.

What is the population of Fitzgibbon?

At the 2021 Census Fitzgibbon had 6,296 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Taigum - Fitzgibbon statistical area, which contains Fitzgibbon, went from 6,513 people in 2001 to 15,445 in 2025, up 137%.

Is Fitzgibbon an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fitzgibbon scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Fitzgibbon?

Median household income in Fitzgibbon was $1,735 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $385 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,677 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Taigum 1.4 km 23% 0%
Carseldine 1.6 km 22% 15%
Zillmere 2.0 km 18% <1%
Bracken Ridge 2.7 km 17% 7%
Deagon 3.0 km 39% 4%
Aspley 3.1 km 19% 16%
Geebung 3.7 km 32% 0%
Sandgate 4.0 km 53% 19%
Bridgeman Downs 4.0 km 13% 36%
Boondall 4.0 km 58% 39%

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