Forest Hill zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Forest Hill
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 26.65 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
26.65 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Forest Hill's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Forest Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Forest Hill
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 1.86 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 Forest Hill is zoned
Selling in Forest Hill? 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 26.65 km², Forest Hill is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 5,024 m² across 535 parcels.
Who lives in Forest Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Forest Hill 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 888, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Forest Hill's 935 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Forest Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Forest Hill itself.
13,192 in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.
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.
Forest Hill data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Forest Hill 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 Forest Hill. 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 Forest Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Forest Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Forest Hill flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Forest Hill, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Forest Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Forest Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Forest Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Forest Hill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Township.
Does Forest Hill have heritage-listed places?
Forest Hill has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Forest Hill?
Across 535 surveyed parcels in Forest Hill, the median lot size is about 5,024 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Forest Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Forest Hill itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Forest Hill?
At the 2021 Census Forest Hill had 935 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - East statistical area, which contains Forest Hill, went from 13,192 people in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.
Is Forest Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Forest Hill scores 888 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Forest Hill?
Median household income in Forest Hill was $1,318 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| College View | 3.3 km | Not mapped | 4% |
| Lawes | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Crowley Vale | 4.4 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Glen Cairn | 4.6 km | Not mapped | 54% |
| Laidley North | 5.1 km | Not mapped | 36% |
| Laidley Heights | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 40% |
| Plainland | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Glenore Grove | 7.2 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Lake Clarendon | 7.4 km | Not mapped | 20% |
| Laidley | 8.1 km | 0% | 53% |