Glebe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Glebe
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 645.78 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
645.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glebe's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Glebe at a glance
Schools in and near Glebe
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: 21.74 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 21.74 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 Glebe is zoned
Selling in Glebe? 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 645.78 km², Glebe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 9,073,708 m² across 46 parcels.
Who lives in Glebe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glebe 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 1002, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Glebe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glebe itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Glebe 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 October 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 Glebe address
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Glebe planning - frequently asked
Is Glebe flood-prone?
About 45% of Glebe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Glebe bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of Glebe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Glebe?
The dominant planning zone in Glebe is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Glebe have heritage-listed places?
Glebe has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Glebe?
Across 46 surveyed parcels in Glebe, the median lot size is about 9,073,708 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Glebe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glebe scores 1002 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockatoo | 16.4 km | 39% | 37% |
| Spring Creek | 20.7 km | 40% | 51% |
| Cracow | 29.0 km | 36% | 74% |
| Taroom | 29.9 km | 52% | 23% |
| Taroom Western Downs Regional |
39.1 km | 94% | 100% |
| Bungaban Western Downs Regional |
40.2 km | 36% | 33% |
| Sujeewong Western Downs Regional |
43.1 km | 49% | 44% |
| Isla | 48.8 km | 44% | 51% |
| Ghinghinda | 50.1 km | 35% | 77% |
| Roche Creek Western Downs Regional |
55.4 km | 38% | 31% |