King Scrub flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of King Scrub (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 14.3 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to King Scrub's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across King Scrub properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 162 King Scrub properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

King Scrub flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 162 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across King Scrub; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

76.5%

124 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 124

Source: Moreton Bay 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.

King Scrub at a glance

Parcels 193 Median lot 22,460 m² Mapped easements 101 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 69%

Schools in and near King Scrub

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.14 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 7.03 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 King Scrub is zoned

Rural 83%
Rural residential 13%
Environmental management and conservation 3%
Limited development 1%
Recreation and open space 0%
Extractive industry 0%

Selling in King Scrub? 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 14.3 km², King Scrub is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% 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 hilly, and the median lot measures about 22,460 m² across 193 parcels.

Recent development applications in King Scrub

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

7

Latest included submission: 7 August 2026.

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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in King Scrub

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

Population
363
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$2,895
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$360
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$2,241
per month
Household size
3.3
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1070, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of King Scrub's 363 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.2%
5-14 17.4%
15-19 8.7%
20-24 5.6%
25-34 6.5%
35-44 12.4%
45-54 19.4%
55-64 13.8%
65-74 8.4%
75-84 1.7%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,554 in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%.

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.

King Scrub property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Dayboro, the wider statistical area containing King Scrub. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,400,000

Median sale price from 135 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.

King Scrub data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional Council

Profile last materially updated 19 September 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 King Scrub 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.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 20 King Scrub 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 (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a King Scrub lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

King Scrub planning - frequently asked

Is King Scrub flood-prone?

About 14% of King Scrub falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 48% of the 162 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 66 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is King Scrub bushfire-prone?

Around 66% of King Scrub is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

What is the zoning in King Scrub?

The dominant planning zone in King Scrub is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Environmental management and conservation.

Does King Scrub have heritage-listed places?

King Scrub has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is King Scrub hilly or flat?

King Scrub is hilly: the median ground slope is about 14%, and 44% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 60 m to 248 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in King Scrub?

Across 193 surveyed parcels in King Scrub, the median lot size is about 22,460 m². There are also 101 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of King Scrub?

At the 2021 Census King Scrub had 363 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Dayboro statistical area, which contains King Scrub, went from 5,554 people in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%.

Is King Scrub an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), King Scrub scores 1070 and sits in decile 9 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 King Scrub?

Median household income in King Scrub was $2,895 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,241 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Dayboro 3.9 km 38% 56%
Moorina 4.9 km 16% 86%
Ocean View 5.1 km 8% 93%
Rush Creek 5.5 km 23% 93%
Mount Pleasant 5.9 km 15% 77%
Rocksberg 6.2 km 21% 86%
Armstrong Creek 7.2 km 16% 92%
Greenstone 7.6 km 27% 99%
Corymbia 9.2 km 14% 100%
Wagtail Grove 9.2 km 38% 74%

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