Kholo flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Kholo
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 39.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
39.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kholo'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 Kholo properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 264 analysed Kholo properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 264 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kholo.
Has Kholo flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Kholo: 89 of the 264 properties we analysed (33.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (January 2011: 87, February 2022: 69). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 264 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
89 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- January 2011: 87
- February 2022: 69
Mapped overland flow
227 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 9
- Medium: 31
- High: 183
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kholo
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 2,000 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.
Kholo at a glance
Schools in and near Kholo
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: 2.34 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.62 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 Kholo is zoned
Selling in Kholo? 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 39.46 km², Kholo is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation (District). The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 50,308 m² across 236 parcels.
Recent development applications in Kholo
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
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Kholo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kholo 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 1075, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kholo's 374 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karana Downs, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kholo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kholo itself.
5,096 in 2001 to 6,261 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Kholo property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Karana Downs, the wider statistical area containing Kholo. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 96 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.
Kholo 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 |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
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 Kholo 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 71% of Kholo. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 260 Kholo 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 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 Kholo lot.
Kholo planning - frequently asked
Is Kholo flood-prone?
About 22% of Kholo falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 44% of the 264 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 62 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 260 Kholo addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Kholo flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Kholo: 89 of the 264 properties we analysed (33.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (January 2011: 87, February 2022: 69). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Kholo bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Kholo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Kholo under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Kholo, and over about 91% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Kholo?
The dominant planning zone in Kholo is Conservation (District), though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental management.
Does Kholo have heritage-listed places?
Kholo has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Kholo hilly or flat?
Kholo is hilly: the median ground slope is about 14%, and 45% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 19 m to 146 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kholo?
Across 236 surveyed parcels in Kholo, the median lot size is about 50,308 m². There are also 48 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kholo?
At the 2021 Census Kholo had 374 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Karana Downs statistical area, which contains Kholo, went from 5,096 people in 2001 to 6,261 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Kholo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kholo scores 1075 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 Kholo?
Median household income in Kholo was $2,283 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $323 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Crosby | 2.1 km | 24% | 92% |
| Chuwar | 3.0 km | 39% | 89% |
| Chuwar Ipswich City |
4.7 km | 32% | 77% |
| Karana Downs | 5.5 km | 36% | 69% |
| Pine Mountain Ipswich City |
6.2 km | 39% | 75% |
| Muirlea Ipswich City |
6.3 km | 36% | 97% |
| North Tivoli Ipswich City |
6.6 km | 94% | 85% |
| Karalee Ipswich City |
6.6 km | 83% | 52% |
| Tivoli Ipswich City |
7.1 km | 72% | 76% |
| Borallon Somerset Regional |
7.4 km | 44% | 58% |