Grantham flood map & planning overlays

Grantham: 9 heritage-listed places, 4,244 m² blocks, and a young median age of 36.

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.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Grantham's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Grantham

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
99%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
32%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±14% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Grantham at a glance

Parcels 488 Median lot 4,246 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; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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.

Which school zone is a Grantham address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

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 planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% 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 4,246 m² across 488 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 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 32% of Grantham. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Grantham lot.

Grantham planning - frequently asked

Is Grantham flood-prone?

About 26% of Grantham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%. Published flood models are held over parts of Grantham; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Grantham bushfire-prone?

Around 71% of Grantham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 61%.

Is Grantham under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 32% of Grantham, and over about 99% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

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 488 surveyed parcels in Grantham, the median lot size is about 4,246 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 11% 90%
Placid Hills 5.2 km 44% 29%
Carpendale 5.7 km 22% 28%
Helidon 5.9 km 19% 82%
Veradilla 6.1 km 14% 41%
Winwill 7.6 km 63% 30%
Iredale 8.0 km 5% 45%
Helidon Spa 8.4 km 32% 83%
Lilydale 8.4 km 5% 23%
Lower Tenthill 8.9 km 64% 23%

See all Lockyer Valley Regional suburb profiles →