Luscombe flood map & planning overlays
47 flights a day overhead and a $2,392 median household income, both near the top in Gold Coast City.
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A planning-constraint profile of Luscombe
(Gold Coast City, QLD) - 16.98 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
16.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Luscombe'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Luscombe properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 211 analysed Luscombe properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 211 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Luscombe.
Has Luscombe flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Luscombe: 19 of the 211 properties we analysed (9.0%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 19). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 211 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
19 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 19
Source: Gold Coast City 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 Luscombe
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.
Luscombe at a glance
Schools in and near Luscombe
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.47 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 Luscombe is zoned
Selling in Luscombe? 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 16.98 km², Luscombe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 88% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Extractive industry. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 11,973 m² across 259 parcels.
Recent development applications in Luscombe
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public City of Gold Coast register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 23 October 2026.
Previous 12 months: 34 (24% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 5
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 Luscombe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Luscombe 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 1043, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Luscombe's 265 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ormeau (West) - Yatala, the wider ABS statistical area containing Luscombe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Luscombe itself.
5,248 in 2001 to 13,037 in 2025, up 148%.
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.
Luscombe data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
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 Luscombe 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 82% of Luscombe. 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 over parts of Luscombe. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Luscombe lot.
Luscombe planning - frequently asked
Is Luscombe flood-prone?
About 8% of Luscombe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%. Across the suburb, 21% of the 211 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 43 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Luscombe; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Luscombe flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Luscombe: 19 of the 211 properties we analysed (9.0%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 19). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Luscombe bushfire-prone?
Around 88% of Luscombe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
Is Luscombe under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 82% of Luscombe, and over about 98% 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 53 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 Luscombe?
The dominant planning zone in Luscombe is Extractive industry, though the suburb also includes Rural and Medium impact industry.
Does Luscombe have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Luscombe.
Is Luscombe hilly or flat?
Luscombe is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 43% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 192 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Luscombe?
Across 259 surveyed parcels in Luscombe, the median lot size is about 11,973 m². There are also 63 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Luscombe?
At the 2021 Census Luscombe had 265 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Ormeau (West) - Yatala statistical area, which contains Luscombe, went from 5,248 people in 2001 to 13,037 in 2025, up 148%.
Is Luscombe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Luscombe scores 1043 and sits in decile 9 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 Luscombe?
Median household income in Luscombe was $2,392 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormeau Hills | 2.9 km | 6% | 87% |
| Bannockburn Logan City |
3.5 km | 74% | 59% |
| Wolffdene Logan City |
3.5 km | 29% | 82% |
| Yatala | 4.1 km | 28% | 53% |
| Ormeau | 4.5 km | 19% | 40% |
| Belivah Logan City |
4.6 km | 33% | 53% |
| Windaroo Logan City |
4.9 km | 73% | 5% |
| Kingsholme | 5.1 km | 5% | 94% |
| Cedar Creek Logan City |
5.6 km | 29% | 94% |
| Mount Warren Park Logan City |
6.3 km | 55% | 20% |