Lawes zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lawes
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 15.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
15.18 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lawes's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lawes at a glance
Schools in and near Lawes
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.83 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.42 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 Lawes is zoned
Selling in Lawes? 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 15.18 km², Lawes is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 389,279 m² across 28 parcels.
Who lives in Lawes
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lawes 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 1031, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lawes's 105 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lawes. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lawes itself.
13,192 in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.
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.
Lawes data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
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 Lawes 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 over parts of Lawes. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Lawes lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lawes planning - frequently asked
Is Lawes flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Lawes, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Lawes bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Lawes is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Lawes?
The dominant planning zone in Lawes is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Rural Residential.
Does Lawes have heritage-listed places?
Lawes has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Lawes?
Across 28 surveyed parcels in Lawes, the median lot size is about 389,279 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Lawes have a train station?
There is no train station inside Lawes itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Lawes?
At the 2021 Census Lawes had 105 usual residents, with a median age of 21 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - East statistical area, which contains Lawes, went from 13,192 people in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.
Is Lawes an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lawes scores 1031 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lawes?
Median household income in Lawes was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $250 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| College View | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 4% |
| Forest Hill | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 23% |
| Gatton | 5.0 km | Not mapped | 32% |
| Crowley Vale | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Glen Cairn | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 54% |
| Lake Clarendon | 6.0 km | Not mapped | 20% |
| Woodlands | 6.8 km | Not mapped | 74% |
| Adare | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 78% |
| Laidley Heights | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 40% |
| Glenore Grove | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 16% |