Kelvin Grove flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kelvin Grove
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kelvin Grove's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Kelvin Grove properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,314 Kelvin Grove properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,314 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kelvin Grove.
Kelvin Grove flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 4,314 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Kelvin Grove; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
161 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 119
- Historic Flood 1974: 85
- January 2011: 35
- Historic Flood 2011: 24
Mapped overland flow
750 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 139
- Medium: 547
- High: 33
- Affected: 31
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.
Kelvin Grove at a glance
Schools in and near Kelvin Grove
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
2 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 Kelvin Grove is zoned
Selling in Kelvin Grove? 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 1.68 km², Kelvin Grove is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 23 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Character residential (Infill housing). The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 653 m² across 3,938 parcels.
Recent development applications in Kelvin Grove
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
Latest included submission: 10 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 26 (15% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 7
- Building work: 18
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 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Kelvin Grove
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kelvin Grove 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 1054, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kelvin Grove's 7,909 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kelvin Grove - Herston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kelvin Grove. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kelvin Grove itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 12,531 in 2025, up 113%.
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.
Kelvin Grove property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Kelvin Grove - Herston, the wider statistical area containing Kelvin Grove. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 72 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 150 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.
Kelvin Grove 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 Kelvin Grove 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 4,300 Kelvin Grove 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 Kelvin Grove lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kelvin Grove planning - frequently asked
Is Kelvin Grove flood-prone?
About 24% of Kelvin Grove falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 7% of the 4,314 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 142 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Kelvin Grove bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Kelvin Grove and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in Kelvin Grove?
The dominant planning zone in Kelvin Grove is Character residential (Infill housing), though the suburb also includes Education purposes and Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix).
Does Kelvin Grove have heritage-listed places?
Kelvin Grove has 23 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Kelvin Grove hilly or flat?
Kelvin Grove is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 24% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 62 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kelvin Grove?
Across 3,938 surveyed parcels in Kelvin Grove, the median lot size is about 653 m². There are also 236 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kelvin Grove have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kelvin Grove itself. The suburb is served by 25 bus stops.
What is the population of Kelvin Grove?
At the 2021 Census Kelvin Grove had 7,909 usual residents, with a median age of 28 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Kelvin Grove - Herston statistical area, which contains Kelvin Grove, went from 5,883 people in 2001 to 12,531 in 2025, up 113%.
Is Kelvin Grove an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kelvin Grove scores 1054 and sits in decile 9 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 Kelvin Grove?
Median household income in Kelvin Grove was $1,670 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herston | 1.1 km | 37% | 0% |
| Red Hill | 1.2 km | 20% | 0% |
| Spring Hill | 1.3 km | 13% | 0% |
| Petrie Terrace | 1.4 km | 16% | 0% |
| Paddington | 1.7 km | 22% | 10% |
| Newmarket | 1.8 km | 32% | 4% |
| Wilston | 1.8 km | 36% | 9% |
| Milton | 2.2 km | 85% | 0% |
| Fortitude Valley | 2.5 km | 44% | 0% |
| Windsor | 2.5 km | 50% | 6% |