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Inala flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Inala (Brisbane City, QLD) - 6.26 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Inala's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Inala properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 6,291 Inala properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Inala flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 6,291 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Inala; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

1.0%

62 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 60

Mapped overland flow

5.8%

364 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 118
  • Medium: 156
  • High: 49
  • Affected: 41

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.

Inala at a glance

Parcels 5,110 Median lot 631 m² Mapped easements 143 Bus stops 98 Schools in suburb 6

Schools in and near Inala

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

6

4 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

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 Inala is zoned

Low density residential 65%
Education purposes 8%
Open space (District) 5%
Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) 4%
Open space (Local) 3%
General industry B 3%

Selling in Inala? 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 6.26 km², Inala is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 5% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 631 m² across 5,110 parcels.

Recent development applications in Inala

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

21

Latest included submission: 9 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 38 (45% lower in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Reconfiguring a lot: 7

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 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Inala

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

Population
15,273
usual residents, 2021
Median age
33
years
Median household income
$998
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$250
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.9
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 771, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Inala's 15,273 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.5%
5-14 16.3%
15-19 7.4%
20-24 6.8%
25-34 13.4%
35-44 11.3%
45-54 11.8%
55-64 11.8%
65-74 7.8%
75-84 4.3%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

13,458 in 2001 to 21,884 in 2025, up 63%.

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.

Inala property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Inala - Richlands, the wider statistical area containing Inala. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$870,000

Median sale price from 144 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$720,000

Median sale price from 119 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.

Inala 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City Council

Profile last materially updated 12 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 Inala 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 6,200 Inala 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 (+$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 Inala lot.

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Inala planning - frequently asked

Is Inala flood-prone?

About 15% of Inala falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 2% of the 6,291 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 81 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Inala bushfire-prone?

Around 5% of Inala is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

What is the zoning in Inala?

The dominant planning zone in Inala is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Education purposes and Open space (District).

Does Inala have heritage-listed places?

Inala has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Inala hilly or flat?

Inala is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 18 m to 68 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Inala?

Across 5,110 surveyed parcels in Inala, the median lot size is about 631 m². There are also 143 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Inala have a train station?

There is no train station inside Inala itself. The suburb is served by 98 bus stops.

What is the population of Inala?

At the 2021 Census Inala had 15,273 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Inala - Richlands statistical area, which contains Inala, went from 13,458 people in 2001 to 21,884 in 2025, up 63%.

Is Inala an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Inala scores 771 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Inala?

Median household income in Inala was $998 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Richlands 1.6 km 18% 3%
Durack 1.8 km 44% 26%
Darra 2.9 km 25% 8%
Doolandella 3.2 km 30% 66%
Forest Lake 3.2 km 17% 29%
Oxley 3.4 km 59% 25%
Willawong 3.4 km 76% 35%
Ellen Grove 3.5 km 18% 59%
Sumner 4.7 km 76% 34%
Seventeen Mile Rocks 4.9 km 46% 44%

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