Geebung flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Geebung (Brisbane City, QLD) - 3.76 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 Geebung's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Geebung properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,908 Geebung properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Geebung flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 2,908 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Geebung; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

4.9%

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

  • February 2022: 142

Mapped overland flow

11.4%

331 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 142
  • Medium: 146
  • High: 21
  • Affected: 22

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.

Geebung at a glance

Parcels 2,807 Median lot 611 m² Mapped easements 272 Train Geebung station, Sunshine station Bus stops 36 Schools in suburb 3

Schools in and near Geebung

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

3

2 schools 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: 0.42 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 Geebung is zoned

Low density residential 40%
General industry B 22%
General industry A 19%
General industry C 4%
Education purposes 3%
Special purpose (Transport infrastructure) 3%

Selling in Geebung? 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 3.76 km², Geebung is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 2 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 611 m² across 2,807 parcels.

Recent development applications in Geebung

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

18

Latest included submission: 15 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 30 (40% lower in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 7

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 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Geebung

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

Population
4,850
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$2,179
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$415
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$2,000
per month
Household size
2.7
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Geebung's 4,850 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.4%
5-14 13.4%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 4.5%
25-34 14.5%
35-44 14.6%
45-54 14.1%
55-64 10.4%
65-74 7.0%
75-84 5.0%
85+ 3.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,248 in 2001 to 4,655 in 2025, up 10%.

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.

Geebung property market snapshot

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

House sales

$1,190,000

Median sale price from 72 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.

Geebung 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 Geebung 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 2,900 Geebung 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 Geebung lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Geebung planning - frequently asked

Is Geebung flood-prone?

About 39% of Geebung falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 21% of the 2,908 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 242 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Geebung bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Geebung and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).

What is the zoning in Geebung?

The dominant planning zone in Geebung is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes General industry B and General industry A.

Does Geebung have heritage-listed places?

Geebung has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Geebung hilly or flat?

Geebung is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 38 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Geebung?

Across 2,807 surveyed parcels in Geebung, the median lot size is about 611 m². There are also 272 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Geebung have a train station?

Yes - Geebung has 2 train stations: Geebung station, Sunshine station. It is also served by 36 bus stops.

What is the population of Geebung?

At the 2021 Census Geebung had 4,850 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Geebung statistical area, which contains Geebung, went from 4,248 people in 2001 to 4,655 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Geebung an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Geebung 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 Geebung?

Median household income in Geebung was $2,179 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Zillmere 1.7 km 29% <1%
Virginia 1.8 km 67% 8%
Chermside 1.9 km 28% 0%
Wavell Heights 2.4 km 26% 0%
Aspley 3.0 km 30% 16%
Northgate 3.2 km 43% 0%
Taigum 3.4 km 36% 0%
Nundah 3.6 km 37% 0%
Chermside West 3.6 km 18% 27%
Banyo 3.7 km 47% 7%

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