Lilywood flood map & planning overlays
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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
2.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lilywood'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.
Lilywood 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 564 Lilywood properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 564 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Lilywood.
Lilywood at a glance
How Lilywood is zoned
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 56% 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 394 m² across 544 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 Lilywood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lilywood 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 962, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lilywood's 5,087 residents in each ABS age band.
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: 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Lilywood planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Lilywood?
The schematic on this page is a Lilywood flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 56% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Lilywood address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Lilywood flood-prone?
About 56% of Lilywood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 16% of the 564 properties we analysed in Lilywood carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 77 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 Lilywood bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 20% of Lilywood 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 Lilywood?
The dominant planning zone in Lilywood is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes General residential and Limited development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Lilywood have heritage-listed places?
Lilywood has 1 heritage-listed place 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 Lilywood hilly or flat?
Lilywood is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 19 m to 32 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 Lilywood?
Across 544 surveyed parcels in Lilywood, the median lot size is about 394 m². There are also 47 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 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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Lilywood alone.
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 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 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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Lilywood property?
A Lilywood 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.