Lytton flood map & planning overlays
A median lot slope of 1.1%, joint 3rd-flattest in Brisbane City, and 68% flood-mapped.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers, and the modelled depth where a flood study reaches it.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Lytton
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 6.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
6.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lytton'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 Lytton properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 237 analysed Lytton properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 237 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Lytton.
Has Lytton flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Lytton: 145 of the 237 properties we analysed (61.2%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 114, Historic Flood 1974: 83, January 2011: 34). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 237 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
145 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 114
- Historic Flood 1974: 83
- January 2011: 34
Mapped overland flow
150 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 18
- Medium: 115
- High: 13
Source: Brisbane 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 Lytton
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
Lytton at a glance
Schools in and near Lytton
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: 0.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.27 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 Lytton is zoned
Selling in Lytton? 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 6.93 km², Lytton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 68% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 4,505 m² across 219 parcels.
Recent development applications in Lytton
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 Lytton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lytton suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brisbane Port - Lytton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lytton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lytton itself.
7 in 2001 to 10 in 2025, up 43%.
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.
Lytton 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 | Brisbane City 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 Lytton 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 88% of Lytton. 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 230 Lytton 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 Lytton lot.
Lytton planning - frequently asked
Is Lytton flood-prone?
About 68% of Lytton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 95% of the 237 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 116 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 230 Lytton addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Lytton flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Lytton: 145 of the 237 properties we analysed (61.2%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 114, Historic Flood 1974: 83, January 2011: 34). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Lytton bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Lytton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Lytton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 88% of Lytton, and over about 96% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Lytton?
The dominant planning zone in Lytton is Special industry, though the suburb also includes Special purpose (Port) and General industry C.
Does Lytton have heritage-listed places?
Lytton has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Lytton hilly or flat?
Lytton is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 0 m to 7 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Lytton?
Across 219 surveyed parcels in Lytton, the median lot size is about 4,505 m². There are also 130 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynnum | 2.2 km | 40% | 6% |
| Wynnum West | 3.1 km | 26% | 5% |
| Pinkenba | 3.1 km | 92% | 0% |
| Hemmant | 3.2 km | 82% | <1% |
| Manly | 4.7 km | 48% | 2% |
| Port Of Brisbane | 4.8 km | 97% | 0% |
| Manly West | 5.0 km | 10% | 10% |
| Murarrie | 5.2 km | 50% | 4% |
| Brisbane Airport | 5.2 km | 89% | 12% |
| Eagle Farm | 6.0 km | 42% | 0% |