Lyons flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lyons
(Logan City, QLD) - 44.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
44.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lyons's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Lyons properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 12 Lyons properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 12 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Lyons.
Lyons at a glance
Schools in and near Lyons
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: 3.79 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.79 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 Lyons is zoned
Selling in Lyons? 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 44.18 km², Lyons is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 528,583 m² across 53 parcels.
Who lives in Lyons
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lyons 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 949, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Flagstone (West) - New Beith, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lyons. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lyons itself.
1,654 in 2001 to 13,360 in 2025, up 708%.
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.
Lyons property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Flagstone (West) - New Beith, the wider statistical area containing Lyons. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 248 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.
Lyons 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Lyons 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Lyons lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lyons planning - frequently asked
Is Lyons flood-prone?
About 21% of Lyons falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 12 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 12 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Lyons bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Lyons is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Lyons?
The dominant planning zone in Lyons is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Priority Development.
Does Lyons have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lyons.
Is Lyons hilly or flat?
Lyons is hilly: the median ground slope is about 14%, and 50% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 74 m to 116 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Lyons?
Across 53 surveyed parcels in Lyons, the median lot size is about 528,583 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Lyons an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lyons scores 949 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undullah | 5.8 km | 18% | 94% |
| South Ripley Ipswich City |
6.9 km | 20% | 77% |
| Flinders Lakes | 7.0 km | 22% | 91% |
| Silverbark Ridge | 7.0 km | 27% | 96% |
| Peak Crossing Ipswich City |
7.2 km | 12% | 77% |
| Monarch Glen | 7.6 km | 24% | 100% |
| Spring Mountain Ipswich City |
7.7 km | 10% | 100% |
| New Beith | 8.5 km | 26% | 80% |
| White Rock Ipswich City |
8.8 km | 10% | 100% |
| Kagaru | 9.2 km | 67% | 41% |