Gaythorne flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Gaythorne (Brisbane City, QLD) - 0.96 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gaythorne's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Gaythorne properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,991 Gaythorne properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Gaythorne flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 1,991 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Gaythorne; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

2.5%

50 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 50

Mapped overland flow

12.4%

247 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 107
  • Medium: 112
  • High: 14
  • Affected: 14

Source: Brisbane 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.

Gaythorne at a glance

Parcels 1,844 Median lot 462 m² Mapped easements 137 Train Gaythorne station Bus stops 13 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Gaythorne

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

1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Gaythorne is zoned

Low density residential 32%
Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) 32%
Character residential (Character) 14%
Medium density residential 6%
Special purpose (Transport infrastructure) 4%
Open space (District) 4%

Selling in Gaythorne? 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 0.96 km², Gaythorne is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 5% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 462 m² across 1,844 parcels.

Recent development applications in Gaythorne

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

19

Latest included submission: 17 August 2026.

Previous 12 months: 13 (46% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 5
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 5

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Gaythorne

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gaythorne suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
3,158
usual residents, 2021
Median age
33
years
Median household income
$1,759
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$350
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$1,842
per month
Household size
2.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1041, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Gaythorne's 3,158 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.1%
5-14 9.6%
15-19 4.7%
20-24 9.3%
25-34 21.8%
35-44 16.4%
45-54 12.7%
55-64 8.7%
65-74 6.0%
75-84 3.1%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Enoggera, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gaythorne. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gaythorne itself.

6,017 in 2001 to 9,945 in 2025, up 65%.

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.

Gaythorne property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Enoggera, the wider statistical area containing Gaythorne. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,380,000

Median sale price from 134 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$801,000

Median sale price from 106 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.

Gaythorne data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City Council

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 Gaythorne 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 1,900 Gaythorne 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 Gaythorne lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Gaythorne planning - frequently asked

Is Gaythorne flood-prone?

About 22% of Gaythorne falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 6% of the 1,991 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Gaythorne bushfire-prone?

Around 5% of Gaythorne is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

What is the zoning in Gaythorne?

The dominant planning zone in Gaythorne is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) and Character residential (Character).

Does Gaythorne have heritage-listed places?

Gaythorne has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Gaythorne hilly or flat?

Gaythorne is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 31 m to 67 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Gaythorne?

Across 1,844 surveyed parcels in Gaythorne, the median lot size is about 462 m². There are also 137 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Gaythorne have a train station?

Yes - Gaythorne has 1 train station: Gaythorne station. It is also served by 13 bus stops.

What is the population of Gaythorne?

At the 2021 Census Gaythorne had 3,158 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Enoggera statistical area, which contains Gaythorne, went from 6,017 people in 2001 to 9,945 in 2025, up 65%.

Is Gaythorne an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gaythorne scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Gaythorne?

Median household income in Gaythorne was $1,759 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mitchelton 1.2 km 31% 23%
Enoggera 1.4 km 20% 62%
Everton Park 1.9 km 25% 17%
Alderley 2.0 km 26% 25%
Stafford 2.7 km 26% 18%
Ashgrove 3.0 km 27% 32%
Keperra 3.1 km 24% 34%
Newmarket 3.1 km 32% 4%
Everton Hills
Moreton Bay City
3.2 km 22% 14%
Grange 3.3 km 22% 24%

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