Frenches Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Frenches Creek (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 9.72 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
9.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Frenches Creek'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.
Frenches Creek 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 50 Frenches Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 50 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Frenches Creek.
Frenches Creek at a glance
How Frenches Creek is zoned
Selling in Frenches Creek? 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 9.72 km², Frenches Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 154,633 m² across 58 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 Frenches Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Frenches Creek 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 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Frenches Creek's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Frenches Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Frenches Creek itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 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 Frenches Creek 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 →Frenches Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Frenches Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Frenches Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 19% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Frenches Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Frenches Creek flood-prone?
About 19% of Frenches Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 24% of the 50 properties we analysed in Frenches Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 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 Frenches Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 41% of Frenches Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Frenches Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Frenches Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Frenches Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Frenches Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Frenches Creek hilly or flat?
Frenches Creek is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 34% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 97 m to 246 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 Frenches Creek?
Across 58 surveyed parcels in Frenches Creek, the median lot size is about 154,633 m². There are also 7 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.
What is the population of Frenches Creek?
At the 2021 Census Frenches Creek had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Frenches Creek, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Frenches Creek alone.
Is Frenches Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Frenches Creek scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Frenches Creek?
Median household income in Frenches Creek was $1,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $315 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,460 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Frenches Creek property?
A Frenches Creek 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.