Gordon Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gordon Park (Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.18 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
1.18 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gordon Park'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.
Gordon Park 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 2,554 Gordon Park properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,554 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Gordon Park.
Gordon Park at a glance
How Gordon Park is zoned
Selling in Gordon Park? 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 1.18 km², Gordon Park is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 26% 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-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 405 m² across 2,143 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 Gordon Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gordon Park 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 1104, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gordon Park's 4,390 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kedron - Gordon Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gordon Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gordon Park itself.
11,253 in 2001 to 15,654 in 2025, up 39%.
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 Gordon Park 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 →Gordon Park planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Gordon Park?
The schematic on this page is a Gordon Park flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 26% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Gordon Park address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Gordon Park flood-prone?
About 26% of Gordon Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 18% of the 2,554 properties we analysed in Gordon Park carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 100 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 Gordon Park bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Gordon Park and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Gordon Park?
The dominant planning zone in Gordon Park is Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix), though the suburb also includes Character residential (Character) and Low density residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Gordon Park have heritage-listed places?
Gordon Park has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Gordon Park hilly or flat?
Gordon Park is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 3% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 43 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 Gordon Park?
Across 2,143 surveyed parcels in Gordon Park, the median lot size is about 405 m². There are also 225 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 Gordon Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gordon Park itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.
What is the population of Gordon Park?
At the 2021 Census Gordon Park had 4,390 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Kedron - Gordon Park statistical area, which contains Gordon Park, went from 11,253 people in 2001 to 15,654 in 2025, up 39%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Gordon Park alone.
Is Gordon Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gordon Park scores 1104 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Gordon Park?
Median household income in Gordon Park was $2,213 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $365 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,204 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Gordon Park property?
A Gordon Park 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.