Kenmore Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kenmore Hills (Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.74 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
4.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kenmore Hills's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Kenmore Hills flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 985 Kenmore Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 985 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kenmore Hills.
Kenmore Hills at a glance
How Kenmore Hills is zoned
Selling in Kenmore Hills? 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 4.74 km², Kenmore Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 1,049 m² across 933 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Kenmore Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kenmore Hills 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 1142, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kenmore Hills's 2,448 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kenmore Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kenmore Hills itself.
6,687 in 2001 to 7,202 in 2025, up 8%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Kenmore Hills 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Kenmore Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kenmore Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Kenmore Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 17% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kenmore Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kenmore Hills flood-prone?
About 17% of Kenmore Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 27% of the 985 properties we analysed in Kenmore Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 117 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Kenmore Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 87% of Kenmore Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Kenmore Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Kenmore Hills is Environmental management, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Low density residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kenmore Hills have heritage-listed places?
Kenmore Hills has 3 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Kenmore Hills hilly or flat?
Kenmore Hills is hilly: the median lot slope is about 15%, and 50% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 16 m to 79 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Kenmore Hills?
Across 933 surveyed parcels in Kenmore Hills, the median lot size is about 1,049 m². There are also 149 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Kenmore Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kenmore Hills itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.
What is the population of Kenmore Hills?
At the 2021 Census Kenmore Hills had 2,448 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Brookfield - Kenmore Hills statistical area, which contains Kenmore Hills, went from 6,687 people in 2001 to 7,202 in 2025, up 8%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Kenmore Hills alone.
Is Kenmore Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kenmore Hills scores 1142 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Kenmore Hills?
Median household income in Kenmore Hills was $2,712 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $598 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,694 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Kenmore Hills property?
A Kenmore Hills planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.