Innisplain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Innisplain
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 22.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
22.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Innisplain's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Innisplain properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 112 Innisplain properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 112 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Innisplain.
Innisplain flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 112 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Innisplain; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
78 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 78
Source: Scenic Rim Regional 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.
Innisplain at a glance
Schools in and near Innisplain
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.42 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 7.57 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 Innisplain is zoned
Selling in Innisplain? 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 22.89 km², Innisplain is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 62,283 m² across 124 parcels.
Who lives in Innisplain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Innisplain 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 933, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Innisplain's 79 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Innisplain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Innisplain itself.
9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
Innisplain 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
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 Innisplain 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.
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 Innisplain lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Innisplain planning - frequently asked
Is Innisplain flood-prone?
About 36% of Innisplain falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 70% of the 112 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 73 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Innisplain bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Innisplain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Innisplain?
The dominant planning zone in Innisplain is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space and Community Facilities.
Does Innisplain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Innisplain.
Is Innisplain hilly or flat?
Innisplain is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 18% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 72 m to 158 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Innisplain?
Across 124 surveyed parcels in Innisplain, the median lot size is about 62,283 m². There are also 28 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Innisplain?
At the 2021 Census Innisplain had 79 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Beaudesert statistical area, which contains Innisplain, went from 9,977 people in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
Is Innisplain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Innisplain scores 933 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Innisplain?
Median household income in Innisplain was $1,208 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,006 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaky Creek | 4.7 km | 4% | 63% |
| Tamrookum Creek | 5.9 km | <1% | 91% |
| Tamrookum | 6.4 km | 46% | 31% |
| Tabooba | 8.3 km | 26% | 59% |
| Christmas Creek | 9.0 km | 14% | 66% |
| Rathdowney | 9.8 km | 11% | 86% |
| Running Creek | 10.4 km | 6% | 70% |
| Knapp Creek | 10.5 km | 1% | 36% |
| Laravale | 10.6 km | 22% | 44% |
| Hillview | 13.2 km | 6% | 71% |