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Lilywood flood map & planning overlays

Lilywood is compact and young: 392 m² lots, median age 33.

A planning-constraint profile of Lilywood (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 2.82 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 Lilywood'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 Lilywood properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 564 analysed Lilywood properties; no individual property result is identified.

Lilywood flood history and overland flow

Suburb-wide totals across 564 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

8.0%

45 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 45

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 Lilywood

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
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
96%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
Busiest square
~8 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±9% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.

Lilywood at a glance

Parcels 764 Median lot 392 m² Mapped easements 54 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 10%

Schools in and near Lilywood

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: 0.45 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.21 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 Lilywood is zoned

Emerging community 98%
General residential 2%
Limited development 0%

Selling in Lilywood? 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 2.82 km², Lilywood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 57% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 20% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Emerging community. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 392 m² across 764 parcels.

Recent development applications in Lilywood

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

43

Latest included submission: 21 October 2026.

Previous 12 months: 74 (42% lower in the latest period).

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 Lilywood

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

Population
5,087
usual residents, 2021
Median age
33
years
Median household income
$1,879
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$360
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$1,820
per month
Household size
3.1
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 962, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lilywood's 5,087 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.9%
5-14 17.2%
15-19 7.0%
20-24 6.1%
25-34 13.9%
35-44 12.9%
45-54 12.1%
55-64 10.5%
65-74 8.9%
75-84 3.6%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

2,165 in 2001 to 3,597 in 2025, up 66%.

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.

Lilywood property market snapshot

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

House sales

$1,240,500

Median sale price from 76 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.

Lilywood 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 Lilywood 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Lilywood. 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 90 Lilywood 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 Lilywood lot.

Lilywood planning - frequently asked

Is Lilywood flood-prone?

About 57% of Lilywood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 16% of the 564 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 77 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 90 Lilywood addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Lilywood bushfire-prone?

Around 20% of Lilywood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

Is Lilywood under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Lilywood, and over about 100% 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 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 8 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 Lilywood?

The dominant planning zone in Lilywood is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes General residential and Limited development.

Does Lilywood have heritage-listed places?

Lilywood has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Lilywood hilly or flat?

Lilywood is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 19 m to 32 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Lilywood?

Across 764 surveyed parcels in Lilywood, the median lot size is about 392 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Lilywood?

At the 2021 Census Lilywood had 5,087 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Upper Caboolture statistical area, which contains Lilywood, went from 2,165 people in 2001 to 3,597 in 2025, up 66%.

Is Lilywood an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lilywood scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lilywood?

Median household income in Lilywood was $1,879 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 $1,820 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Upper Caboolture 1.8 km 29% 57%
Wagtail Grove 2.0 km 38% 74%
Waraba 2.4 km 12% 96%
Bellmere 2.8 km 58% 62%
Corymbia 3.4 km 14% 100%
Greenstone 3.4 km 27% 99%
Morayfield 4.9 km 38% 47%
Caboolture South 5.0 km 80% 6%
Moodlu 5.1 km 46% 89%
Rocksberg 5.9 km 21% 86%

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