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Kedron flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kedron (Brisbane City, QLD) - 3.54 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 Kedron's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Kedron properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 5,434 Kedron properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Kedron flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 5,434 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Kedron; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

0.7%

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

  • February 2022: 38

Mapped overland flow

18.1%

985 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 170
  • Medium: 452
  • High: 52
  • Affected: 311

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.

Kedron at a glance

Parcels 4,982 Median lot 452 m² Mapped easements 338 Bus stops 54 Schools in suburb 6

Schools in and near Kedron

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

3 schools providing primary years and 4 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 Kedron is zoned

Low density residential 33%
Character residential (Character) 17%
Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix) 16%
Education purposes 9%
Low impact industry 5%
Cemetery 4%

Selling in Kedron? 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 3.54 km², Kedron is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 452 m² across 4,982 parcels.

Recent development applications in Kedron

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

59

Latest included submission: 16 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 54 (9% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 19
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 7
  • Building work: 30

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 Kedron

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

Population
9,907
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$2,113
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$380
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$2,200
per month
Household size
2.4
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1074, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kedron's 9,907 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.8%
5-14 12.3%
15-19 6.5%
20-24 7.1%
25-34 18.1%
35-44 16.5%
45-54 14.4%
55-64 9.2%
65-74 5.7%
75-84 2.6%
85+ 1.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

11,253 in 2001 to 15,654 in 2025, up 39%.

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.

Kedron property market snapshot

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

House sales

$1,505,000

Median sale price from 214 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$790,000

Median sale price from 199 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.

Kedron 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 Kedron 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 5,400 Kedron 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 Kedron lot.

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Kedron planning - frequently asked

Is Kedron flood-prone?

About 22% of Kedron falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 3% of the 5,434 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 79 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Kedron bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Kedron and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).

What is the zoning in Kedron?

The dominant planning zone in Kedron is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Character residential (Character) and Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix).

Does Kedron have heritage-listed places?

Kedron has 16 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Kedron hilly or flat?

Kedron is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 46 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kedron?

Across 4,982 surveyed parcels in Kedron, the median lot size is about 452 m². There are also 338 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Kedron have a train station?

There is no train station inside Kedron itself. The suburb is served by 54 bus stops.

What is the population of Kedron?

At the 2021 Census Kedron had 9,907 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Kedron - Gordon Park statistical area, which contains Kedron, went from 11,253 people in 2001 to 15,654 in 2025, up 39%.

Is Kedron an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kedron scores 1074 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 Kedron?

Median household income in Kedron was $2,113 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gordon Park 1.4 km 30% 0%
Kalinga 1.6 km 40% 0%
Lutwyche 1.8 km 22% 0%
Wavell Heights 2.0 km 26% 0%
Wooloowin 2.0 km 18% 0%
Chermside 2.2 km 28% 0%
Stafford 2.2 km 26% 18%
Stafford Heights 2.4 km 13% 8%
Grange 2.5 km 22% 24%
Clayfield 2.9 km 21% 0%

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