Kurwongbah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kurwongbah (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 42.42 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
42.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kurwongbah'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.
Kurwongbah 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 653 Kurwongbah properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 653 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kurwongbah.
Kurwongbah at a glance
How Kurwongbah is zoned
Selling in Kurwongbah? 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 42.42 km², Kurwongbah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 17,666 m² across 655 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 Kurwongbah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kurwongbah 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 1016, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kurwongbah's 1,552 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dayboro, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kurwongbah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kurwongbah itself.
5,554 in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%.
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 Kurwongbah 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 →Kurwongbah planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kurwongbah?
The schematic on this page is a Kurwongbah flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 29% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kurwongbah address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kurwongbah flood-prone?
About 29% of Kurwongbah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 47% of the 653 properties we analysed in Kurwongbah carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 253 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 Kurwongbah bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 84% of Kurwongbah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Kurwongbah?
The dominant planning zone in Kurwongbah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Extractive industry. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kurwongbah have heritage-listed places?
Kurwongbah has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Kurwongbah hilly or flat?
Kurwongbah is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 8%, and 12% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 18 m to 83 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 Kurwongbah?
Across 655 surveyed parcels in Kurwongbah, the median lot size is about 17,666 m². There are also 116 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.
What is the population of Kurwongbah?
At the 2021 Census Kurwongbah had 1,552 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Dayboro statistical area, which contains Kurwongbah, went from 5,554 people in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Kurwongbah alone.
Is Kurwongbah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kurwongbah scores 1016 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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.
What is the median household income in Kurwongbah?
Median household income in Kurwongbah was $2,254 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $365 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,037 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Kurwongbah property?
A Kurwongbah 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.