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Grantham zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Grantham (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 49.33 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Grantham's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Grantham at a glance

Parcels 489 Median lot 4,244 m² Mapped easements 76 Bus stops 2 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Grantham

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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 4.75 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 Grantham is zoned

Rural 70%
Conservation 18%
Community Facilities 5%
Low density residential 3%
Low Density Residential 3%
Open Space 1%

Selling in Grantham? 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 49.33 km², Grantham is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,244 m² across 489 parcels.

Who lives in Grantham

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

Population
796
usual residents, 2021
Median age
36
years
Median household income
$1,406
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $1,521
Median rent
$290
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $310
Median mortgage
$1,300
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 900, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Grantham's 796 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.2%
5-14 12.8%
15-19 7.6%
20-24 7.5%
25-34 14.4%
35-44 13.2%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 12.9%
65-74 9.0%
75-84 4.7%
85+ 1.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.

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.

Grantham data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe 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

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 Grantham 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 over parts of Grantham. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Grantham lot.

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Grantham planning - frequently asked

Is Grantham flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Grantham, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Grantham bushfire-prone?

Around 73% of Grantham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.

What is the zoning in Grantham?

The dominant planning zone in Grantham is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities.

Does Grantham have heritage-listed places?

Grantham has 9 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Grantham?

Across 489 surveyed parcels in Grantham, the median lot size is about 4,244 m². There are also 76 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Grantham have a train station?

There is no train station inside Grantham itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Grantham?

At the 2021 Census Grantham had 796 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Grantham, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.

Is Grantham an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Grantham scores 900 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Grantham?

Median household income in Grantham was $1,406 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ringwood 5.0 km Not mapped 94%
Placid Hills 5.2 km Not mapped 29%
Carpendale 5.7 km Not mapped 28%
Helidon 5.9 km Not mapped 82%
Veradilla 6.1 km Not mapped 41%
Winwill 7.6 km Not mapped 30%
Iredale 8.0 km Not mapped 46%
Helidon Spa 8.4 km Not mapped 86%
Lilydale 8.4 km Not mapped 23%
Lower Tenthill 8.9 km Not mapped 23%

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