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Kenmore flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kenmore (Brisbane City, QLD) - 5.78 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.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Kenmore properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,424 Kenmore properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Kenmore flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 4,424 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Kenmore; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

13.3%

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

  • Historic Flood 1974: 479
  • January 2011: 341
  • February 2022: 299

Mapped overland flow

10.1%

447 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 140
  • Medium: 195
  • High: 94
  • Affected: 18

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.

Kenmore at a glance

Parcels 4,191 Median lot 662 m² Mapped easements 538 Bus stops 57 Schools in suburb 5

Schools in and near Kenmore

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

5

3 schools providing primary years and 2 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 Kenmore is zoned

Low density residential 63%
Emerging community 11%
Open space (Local) 8%
Education purposes 6%
Rural 4%
District centre (District) 3%

Selling in Kenmore? 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 5.78 km², Kenmore is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 662 m² across 4,191 parcels.

Recent development applications in Kenmore

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

49

Latest included submission: 16 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 30 (63% higher in the latest period).

Common application types

  • Material change of use: 5
  • Reconfiguring a lot: 11
  • Building work: 5
  • Operational work: 25

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 Kenmore

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

Population
9,675
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$2,491
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$513
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$2,200
per month
Household size
2.8
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 1116, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kenmore's 9,675 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 16.2%
15-19 7.1%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 8.0%
35-44 15.1%
45-54 15.3%
55-64 10.4%
65-74 7.6%
75-84 6.9%
85+ 2.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,188 in 2001 to 10,170 in 2025, up 24%.

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.

Kenmore property market snapshot

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

House sales

$1,420,000

Median sale price from 165 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$1,150,000

Median sale price from 35 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.

Kenmore 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 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 Kenmore 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 4,400 Kenmore 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 Kenmore lot.

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Kenmore planning - frequently asked

Is Kenmore flood-prone?

About 36% of Kenmore falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 24% of the 4,424 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 251 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Kenmore bushfire-prone?

Around 46% of Kenmore is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

What is the zoning in Kenmore?

The dominant planning zone in Kenmore is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Open space (Local).

Does Kenmore have heritage-listed places?

Kenmore has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Kenmore hilly or flat?

Kenmore is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 34% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 11 m to 59 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kenmore?

Across 4,191 surveyed parcels in Kenmore, the median lot size is about 662 m². There are also 538 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Kenmore have a train station?

There is no train station inside Kenmore itself. The suburb is served by 57 bus stops.

What is the population of Kenmore?

At the 2021 Census Kenmore had 9,675 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Kenmore statistical area, which contains Kenmore, went from 8,188 people in 2001 to 10,170 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Kenmore an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kenmore scores 1116 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 Kenmore?

Median household income in Kenmore was $2,491 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $513 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Chapel Hill 2.2 km 20% 65%
Jindalee 2.2 km 71% 19%
Kenmore Hills 2.6 km 18% 87%
Fig Tree Pocket 2.8 km 69% 66%
Sinnamon Park 3.3 km 52% 13%
Mount Ommaney 3.4 km 46% 18%
Pinjarra Hills 3.6 km 53% 52%
Chelmer 3.7 km 89% <1%
Seventeen Mile Rocks 4.1 km 46% 44%
Brookfield 4.2 km 18% 76%

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