Forestdale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Forestdale
(Logan City, QLD) - 6.13 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
6.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Forestdale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Forestdale properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,017 Forestdale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,017 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Forestdale.
Forestdale flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,017 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Forestdale; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
151 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 144
- Historic Flood 2022: 140
Mapped overland flow
857 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 857
Source: Logan 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.
Forestdale at a glance
Schools in and near Forestdale
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: 0.60 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.73 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 Forestdale is zoned
Selling in Forestdale? 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 6.13 km², Forestdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,289 m² across 909 parcels.
Who lives in Forestdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Forestdale 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 1074, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Forestdale's 2,560 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hillcrest, the wider ABS statistical area containing Forestdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Forestdale itself.
7,140 in 2001 to 10,043 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Forestdale property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Hillcrest, the wider statistical area containing Forestdale. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 133 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 51 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.
Forestdale 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) |
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 Forestdale 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 870 Forestdale 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 Forestdale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Forestdale planning - frequently asked
Is Forestdale flood-prone?
About 37% of Forestdale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 26% of the 1,017 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 113 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Forestdale bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Forestdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Forestdale?
The dominant planning zone in Forestdale is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Recreation and Open Space.
Does Forestdale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Forestdale.
Is Forestdale hilly or flat?
Forestdale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 28 m to 75 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Forestdale?
Across 909 surveyed parcels in Forestdale, the median lot size is about 4,289 m². There are also 78 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Forestdale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Forestdale itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Forestdale?
At the 2021 Census Forestdale had 2,560 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Hillcrest statistical area, which contains Forestdale, went from 7,140 people in 2001 to 10,043 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Forestdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Forestdale scores 1074 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 Forestdale?
Median household income in Forestdale was $2,675 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | 2.2 km | 26% | 13% |
| Larapinta Brisbane City |
2.6 km | 51% | 54% |
| Heathwood Brisbane City |
3.0 km | 25% | 46% |
| Boronia Heights | 3.1 km | 25% | 30% |
| Parkinson Brisbane City |
3.3 km | 18% | 55% |
| Regents Park | 3.8 km | 30% | 14% |
| Browns Plains | 4.6 km | 41% | 31% |
| Greenbank | 5.0 km | Not measured | 92% |
| Pallara Brisbane City |
5.2 km | 61% | 58% |
| Drewvale Brisbane City |
5.2 km | 29% | 76% |