Kensington Grove flood map & planning overlays
2,050 residents on 4,500 m² lots, earning $2,042 a week per household.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kensington Grove
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 9.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
9.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kensington Grove's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kensington Grove
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Kensington Grove at a glance
Schools in and near Kensington Grove
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.17 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.34 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 Kensington Grove is zoned
Selling in Kensington 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 9.64 km², Kensington Grove is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The median lot measures about 4,502 m² across 1,078 parcels.
Who lives in Kensington Grove
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kensington 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 954, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kensington Grove's 2,050 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kensington Grove. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kensington Grove itself.
13,192 in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.
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.
Kensington 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Kensington 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Kensington Grove. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Kensington Grove. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Kensington Grove lot.
Kensington Grove planning - frequently asked
Is Kensington Grove flood-prone?
About 16% of Kensington Grove falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%. Published flood models are held over parts of Kensington Grove; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Kensington Grove bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Kensington Grove is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 61%.
Is Kensington Grove under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Kensington Grove, and over about 92% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Kensington Grove?
The dominant planning zone in Kensington Grove is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Open Space.
Does Kensington Grove have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kensington Grove.
What is the typical lot size in Kensington Grove?
Across 1,078 surveyed parcels in Kensington Grove, the median lot size is about 4,502 m². There are also 247 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kensington Grove?
At the 2021 Census Kensington Grove had 2,050 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - East statistical area, which contains Kensington Grove, went from 13,192 people in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.
Is Kensington Grove an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kensington Grove scores 954 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kensington Grove?
Median household income in Kensington Grove was $2,042 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $368 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,690 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightview | 1.9 km | 22% | 40% |
| Hatton Vale | 3.4 km | 15% | 29% |
| Regency Downs | 3.7 km | 26% | 28% |
| Prenzlau Somerset Regional |
4.1 km | 20% | 22% |
| Lockrose Somerset Regional |
4.3 km | 94% | 11% |
| Lockrose | 5.1 km | 80% | 10% |
| Brightview Somerset Regional |
6.3 km | 68% | 19% |
| Lynford | 6.9 km | 100% | 13% |
| Glenore Grove | 7.4 km | 84% | 16% |
| Minden Somerset Regional |
7.4 km | Not mapped | 48% |