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Laceys Creek flood map & planning overlays

90% landslide-mapped, 4th in Moreton Bay City, on 23.9% median slopes.

A planning-constraint profile of Laceys Creek (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 89.91 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Laceys Creek'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.

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How common is mapped flood risk across Laceys Creek properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 168 analysed Laceys Creek properties; no individual property result is identified.

Laceys Creek flood history and overland flow

Suburb-wide totals across 168 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

91.1%

153 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 153

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.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Laceys Creek

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
83%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
36%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
Busiest square
~68 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±8%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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.

Laceys Creek at a glance

Parcels 191 Median lot 164,140 m² Mapped easements 10 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 90%

Schools in and near Laceys Creek

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.59 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 11.60 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 Laceys Creek is zoned

Rural 58%
Environmental management and conservation 40%
Limited development 2%
Recreation and open space 0%

Selling in Laceys Creek? 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 89.91 km², Laceys Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 164,140 m² across 191 parcels.

Recent development applications in Laceys Creek

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

<5

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 Laceys Creek

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

Population
280
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$2,523
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$295
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$2,145
per month
Household size
2.8
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 1055, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Laceys Creek's 280 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.6%
5-14 12.8%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 3.2%
25-34 11.0%
35-44 9.6%
45-54 25.3%
55-64 16.0%
65-74 8.2%
75-84 3.9%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Laceys Creek property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Dayboro, the wider statistical area containing Laceys Creek. 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.

Laceys Creek 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
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 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 Laceys Creek 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 36% of Laceys Creek. 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 30 Laceys Creek 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 Laceys Creek lot.

Laceys Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Laceys Creek flood-prone?

About 11% of Laceys Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 52% of the 168 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 85 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 30 Laceys Creek addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Laceys Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 90% of Laceys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

Is Laceys Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 36% of Laceys Creek, and over about 83% 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 6,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 68 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 Laceys Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Laceys Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Limited development.

Does Laceys Creek have heritage-listed places?

Laceys Creek has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Laceys Creek hilly or flat?

Laceys Creek is steep: the median ground slope is about 24%, and 74% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 69 m to 284 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Laceys Creek?

Across 191 surveyed parcels in Laceys Creek, the median lot size is about 164,140 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Laceys Creek?

At the 2021 Census Laceys Creek had 280 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Dayboro statistical area, which contains Laceys Creek, went from 5,554 people in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%.

Is Laceys Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Laceys Creek scores 1055 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 Laceys Creek?

Median household income in Laceys Creek was $2,523 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,145 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Armstrong Creek 7.3 km 16% 92%
Kobble Creek 8.4 km 11% 99%
Dundas
Somerset Regional
8.6 km Not mapped 87%
Dayboro 10.3 km 38% 56%
Mount Pleasant 10.5 km 15% 77%
Mount Byron
Somerset Regional
10.6 km Not mapped 85%
Mount Glorious 11.0 km 5% 91%
King Scrub 12.3 km 14% 66%
England Creek
Brisbane City
12.7 km 5% 100%
Bryden
Somerset Regional
12.7 km Not mapped 50%

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