Kents Pocket flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kents Pocket (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 3.95 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
3.95 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kents Pocket'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.
Kents Pocket 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 24 Kents Pocket properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 24 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kents Pocket.
Kents Pocket at a glance
How Kents Pocket is zoned
Selling in Kents Pocket? 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 3.95 km², Kents Pocket is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 115,208 m² across 25 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 Kents Pocket
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kents Pocket 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kents Pocket. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kents Pocket itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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 Kents Pocket 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 →Kents Pocket planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kents Pocket?
The schematic on this page is a Kents Pocket flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 19% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kents Pocket address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kents Pocket flood-prone?
About 19% of Kents Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 42% of the 24 properties we analysed in Kents Pocket carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 8 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 Kents Pocket bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 16% of Kents Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Kents Pocket?
The dominant planning zone in Kents Pocket is Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kents Pocket have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kents Pocket. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Kents Pocket hilly or flat?
Kents Pocket is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 4% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 103 m to 192 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 Kents Pocket?
Across 25 surveyed parcels in Kents Pocket, the median lot size is about 115,208 m². There are also 6 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.
Is Kents Pocket an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kents Pocket scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 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.
Do I need a planning report for a Kents Pocket property?
A Kents Pocket 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.