Godwin Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Godwin Beach (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 3.84 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
3.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Godwin Beach'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.
Godwin Beach 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 232 Godwin Beach properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 232 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Godwin Beach.
Godwin Beach at a glance
How Godwin Beach is zoned
Selling in Godwin Beach? 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 3.84 km², Godwin Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 94% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Extractive industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 641 m² across 231 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 Godwin Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Godwin Beach 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 950, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Godwin Beach's 487 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beachmere - Sandstone Point, the wider ABS statistical area containing Godwin Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Godwin Beach itself.
9,304 in 2001 to 17,733 in 2025, up 91%.
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 Godwin Beach 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 →Godwin Beach planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Godwin Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Godwin Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 94% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Godwin Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Godwin Beach flood-prone?
About 94% of Godwin Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 94% of the 232 properties we analysed in Godwin Beach carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 196 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 Godwin Beach bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 67% of Godwin Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Godwin Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Godwin Beach is Extractive industry, though the suburb also includes Rural and General residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Godwin Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Godwin Beach. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Godwin Beach hilly or flat?
Godwin Beach is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 7 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 Godwin Beach?
Across 231 surveyed parcels in Godwin Beach, the median lot size is about 641 m². There are also 22 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 Godwin Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Godwin Beach itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Godwin Beach?
At the 2021 Census Godwin Beach had 487 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Beachmere - Sandstone Point statistical area, which contains Godwin Beach, went from 9,304 people in 2001 to 17,733 in 2025, up 91%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Godwin Beach alone.
Is Godwin Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Godwin Beach scores 950 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Godwin Beach?
Median household income in Godwin Beach was $1,445 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Godwin Beach property?
A Godwin Beach 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.