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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
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. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Forestdale flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,017 Forestdale properties.
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 at a glance
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 38% 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 4,285 m² across 908 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
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: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
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.
See what's in the $9 report →Forestdale planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Forestdale?
The schematic on this page is a Forestdale flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 38% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Forestdale address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Forestdale flood-prone?
About 38% of Forestdale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Looking lot by lot, 26% of the 1,017 properties we analysed in Forestdale carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 113 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Forestdale bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 35% of Forestdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Forestdale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Forestdale. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Forestdale hilly or flat?
Forestdale is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 28 m to 75 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Forestdale?
Across 908 surveyed parcels in Forestdale, the median lot size is about 4,285 m². There are also 78 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Forestdale alone.
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 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Forestdale property?
A Forestdale planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.