Kerry flood map & planning overlays

Kerry's 23 ha holdings carry 66.4% bushfire mapping. Locals' median age: 49.

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A planning-constraint profile of Kerry (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 101.65 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Planning schematicKerry

Constraint readout

101.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 9%

below council avg (14%) · #49 of 95 mapped council suburbs

Modelled flood depth held over parts of Kerry

See the Scenic Rim flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 66%

1.3× council avg (52%) · #34 of 111 mapped council suburbs

Environmental23%

≈ council avg (30%) · #57 of 111 in council

Heritage sites 1 Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 30% Mostly Rural Flood 49th most affected of 95 → Bushfire 34th most affected of 111 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kerry'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

How common is mapped flood risk across Kerry properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 214 analysed Kerry properties; no individual property result is identified.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

214

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

41%

88 of 214 properties

Median ground slope

gently undulating, measured 50 m around each address · 31% of points 15%+

Ground level

86–320 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 214 properties

No mapped risk 126 Low 6Medium 4High 78

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kerry.

Has Kerry flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Kerry: 87 of the 214 properties we analysed (40.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Defined Flood Event: 87). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 214 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

40.7%

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

Defined Flood Event: 87

Source: Scenic Rim Regional 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.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kerry

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

Under observed aircraft

85%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

30%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 4,000 ft

Busiest square

~2 a day

0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±28%
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Kerry at a glance

Parcels 249 Median lot 230,199 m² Mapped easements 22 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Kerry

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: 2.14 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.28 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Kerry address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Kerry is zoned

Rural 100%

Recreation and Open Space 0%

Community Facilities 0%

Conservation 0%

Selling in Kerry? 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 101.65 km², Kerry is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 230,199 m² across 249 parcels.

Who lives in Kerry

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

Population

306

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,625

per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $1,562

Median rent

$345

per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$1,500

per month

Household size

2.6

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 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 984, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kerry's 306 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.6%

5-14 12.1%

15-19 4.6%

20-24 5.2%

25-34 9.2%

35-44 10.1%

45-54 16.0%

55-64 19.3%

65-74 16.0%

75-84 2.6%

85+ 1.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.

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.

Kerry 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Kerry. 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 Kerry. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Kerry lot.

Kerry planning - frequently asked

Is Kerry flood-prone?

About 9% of Kerry falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Across the suburb, 41% of the 214 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 78 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Kerry; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Has Kerry flooded?

Is Kerry bushfire-prone?

Around 66% of Kerry is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.

Is Kerry under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Kerry, and over about 85% 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 500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Kerry?

The dominant planning zone in Kerry is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space and Community Facilities.

Does Kerry have heritage-listed places?

Kerry has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Kerry hilly or flat?

Kerry is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 9%, and 31% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 86 m to 320 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kerry?

Across 249 surveyed parcels in Kerry, the median lot size is about 230,199 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kerry?

At the 2021 Census Kerry had 306 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Beaudesert statistical area, which contains Kerry, went from 9,977 people in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.

Is Kerry an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kerry scores 984 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Kerry?

Median household income in Kerry was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Tabooba	6.7 km	26%	59%
Nindooinbah	7.5 km	21%	55%
Cainbable	7.7 km	3%	84%
Cryna	8.2 km	<1%	49%
Sarabah	9.1 km	8%	85%
Christmas Creek	9.3 km	14%	66%
Laravale	9.3 km	22%	44%
Tamrookum	11.4 km	46%	31%
Illinbah	11.9 km	4%	43%
Tabragalba	12.8 km	27%	40%

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