Fordsdale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fordsdale
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 64.71 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
64.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fordsdale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Fordsdale at a glance
Schools in and near Fordsdale
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.56 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.39 km from the suburb boundary
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 Fordsdale is zoned
Selling in Fordsdale? 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 64.71 km², Fordsdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 283,859 m² across 131 parcels.
Who lives in Fordsdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fordsdale 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 998, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fordsdale's 50 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fordsdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fordsdale itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Fordsdale 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 |
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 Fordsdale 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 over parts of Fordsdale. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Fordsdale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fordsdale planning - frequently asked
Is Fordsdale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Fordsdale and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Fordsdale bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Fordsdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Fordsdale?
The dominant planning zone in Fordsdale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Fordsdale have heritage-listed places?
Fordsdale has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Fordsdale?
Across 131 surveyed parcels in Fordsdale, the median lot size is about 283,859 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Fordsdale?
At the 2021 Census Fordsdale had 50 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Fordsdale, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Fordsdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fordsdale scores 998 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 Fordsdale?
Median household income in Fordsdale was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $750 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Haldon Toowoomba Regional |
5.6 km | 0% | 73% |
| Egypt | 5.8 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Mount Whitestone | 6.6 km | Not mapped | 70% |
| West Haldon | 7.7 km | 0% | 83% |
| Mount Sylvia | 9.0 km | Not mapped | 72% |
| Stockyard | 9.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rockmount | 10.2 km | 0% | 98% |
| Caffey | 10.6 km | Not mapped | 58% |
| Woodbine | 10.8 km | Not mapped | 60% |
| Flagstone Creek | 11.1 km | Not mapped | 63% |