Jamboree Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Jamboree Heights
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.15 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.15 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jamboree Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Jamboree Heights properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,357 Jamboree Heights properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,357 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Jamboree Heights.
Jamboree Heights flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,357 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Jamboree Heights; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
68 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 61
- January 2011: 38
- February 2022: 5
Mapped overland flow
110 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 56
- Medium: 38
- Affected: 12
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.
Jamboree Heights at a glance
Schools in and near Jamboree Heights
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
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: 1.31 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 Jamboree Heights is zoned
Selling in Jamboree Heights? 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 1.15 km², Jamboree Heights is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 603 m² across 1,211 parcels.
Recent development applications in Jamboree Heights
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
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Jamboree Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jamboree Heights 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 1035, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Jamboree Heights's 3,141 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Middle Park - Jamboree Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jamboree Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jamboree Heights itself.
7,577 in 2001 to 7,411 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Jamboree Heights property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Middle Park - Jamboree Heights, the wider statistical area containing Jamboree Heights. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 88 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.
Jamboree Heights 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 |
| 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 19 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 Jamboree Heights 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 1,300 Jamboree Heights 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 Jamboree Heights lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Jamboree Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Jamboree Heights flood-prone?
About 24% of Jamboree Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 17% of the 1,357 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Jamboree Heights bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Jamboree Heights and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in Jamboree Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Jamboree Heights is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Education purposes and Open space (District).
Does Jamboree Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Jamboree Heights.
Is Jamboree Heights hilly or flat?
Jamboree Heights is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 50 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Jamboree Heights?
Across 1,211 surveyed parcels in Jamboree Heights, the median lot size is about 603 m². There are also 85 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Jamboree Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Jamboree Heights itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Jamboree Heights?
At the 2021 Census Jamboree Heights had 3,141 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Middle Park - Jamboree Heights statistical area, which contains Jamboree Heights, went from 7,577 people in 2001 to 7,411 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Jamboree Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jamboree Heights scores 1035 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Jamboree Heights?
Median household income in Jamboree Heights was $2,049 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,816 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner | 1.0 km | 76% | 34% |
| Mount Ommaney | 1.2 km | 46% | 18% |
| Middle Park | 1.2 km | 32% | 4% |
| Sinnamon Park | 1.9 km | 52% | 13% |
| Westlake | 2.3 km | 69% | 19% |
| Jindalee | 2.4 km | 71% | 19% |
| Darra | 2.4 km | 25% | 8% |
| Seventeen Mile Rocks | 2.6 km | 46% | 44% |
| Riverhills | 2.6 km | 69% | 22% |
| Pinjarra Hills | 3.0 km | 53% | 52% |