Herston flood map & planning overlays
A median age of 31 on a 13% median lot slope. Young legs for steep streets.
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A planning-constraint profile of Herston
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Herston'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
How common is mapped flood risk across Herston properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,323 analysed Herston properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,323 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Herston.
Has Herston flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Herston: 330 of the 1,323 properties we analysed (24.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 320, Historic Flood 1974: 241, January 2011: 168). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 1,323 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
330 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 320
- Historic Flood 1974: 241
- January 2011: 168
Mapped overland flow
282 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 84
- Medium: 141
- Affected: 53
Source: Brisbane City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Herston
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 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.
Herston at a glance
Schools in and near Herston
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
0 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.18 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Herston is zoned
Selling in Herston? 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 1.64 km², Herston is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Sport and recreation (Metropolitan). The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 415 m² across 1,284 parcels.
Recent development applications in Herston
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 14 October 2026.
Previous 12 months: 16 (6% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Building work: 10
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Herston
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Herston 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 1085, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Herston's 2,311 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kelvin Grove - Herston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Herston. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Herston itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 12,531 in 2025, up 113%.
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.
Herston property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Kelvin Grove - Herston, the wider statistical area containing Herston. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 72 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 150 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Herston 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
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 Herston 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Herston. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 1,300 Herston addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Herston lot.
Herston planning - frequently asked
Is Herston flood-prone?
About 30% of Herston falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 33% of the 1,323 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 258 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,300 Herston addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Herston flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Herston: 330 of the 1,323 properties we analysed (24.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 320, Historic Flood 1974: 241, January 2011: 168). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Herston bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Herston and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
Is Herston under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Herston, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Herston?
The dominant planning zone in Herston is Sport and recreation (Metropolitan), though the suburb also includes Character residential (Infill housing) and Major health care.
Does Herston have heritage-listed places?
Herston has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Herston hilly or flat?
Herston is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 36% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 38 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Herston?
Across 1,284 surveyed parcels in Herston, the median lot size is about 415 m². There are also 177 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Herston have a train station?
There is no train station inside Herston itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of Herston?
At the 2021 Census Herston had 2,311 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Kelvin Grove - Herston statistical area, which contains Herston, went from 5,883 people in 2001 to 12,531 in 2025, up 113%.
Is Herston an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Herston scores 1085 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Herston?
Median household income in Herston was $2,086 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 1.1 km | 6% | 0% |
| Kelvin Grove | 1.1 km | 16% | 0% |
| Bowen Hills | 1.5 km | 49% | 0% |
| Fortitude Valley | 1.5 km | 32% | 0% |
| Wilston | 1.7 km | 29% | 9% |
| Windsor | 1.7 km | 44% | 6% |
| Petrie Terrace | 1.9 km | 6% | 0% |
| Newstead | 2.2 km | 94% | 0% |
| Newmarket | 2.2 km | 24% | 4% |
| Red Hill | 2.3 km | 17% | 0% |