Highland Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Highland Park (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 3.91 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
3.91 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Highland 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.
Highland 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 2,739 Highland Park properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,739 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Highland Park.
Highland Park at a glance
How Highland Park is zoned
Selling in Highland 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 3.91 km², Highland Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 749 m² across 2,530 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 Highland Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Highland 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 989, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Highland Park's 6,576 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Highland Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Highland Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Highland Park itself.
7,612 in 2001 to 8,797 in 2025, up 16%.
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 Highland 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 →Highland Park planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Highland Park?
The schematic on this page is a Highland Park flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 15% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Highland Park address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Highland Park flood-prone?
About 15% of Highland Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 15% of the 2,739 properties we analysed in Highland Park carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 410 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 Highland Park bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 47% of Highland Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 48%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Highland Park?
The dominant planning zone in Highland Park is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Open space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Highland Park have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Highland Park. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Highland Park hilly or flat?
Highland Park is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 30% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 25 m to 153 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 Highland Park?
Across 2,530 surveyed parcels in Highland Park, the median lot size is about 749 m². There are also 658 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 Highland Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Highland Park itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Highland Park?
At the 2021 Census Highland Park had 6,576 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Highland Park statistical area, which contains Highland Park, went from 7,612 people in 2001 to 8,797 in 2025, up 16%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Highland Park alone.
Is Highland Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Highland Park scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Highland Park?
Median household income in Highland Park was $1,609 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Highland Park property?
A Highland 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.