Lytton flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Lytton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 237 Lytton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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.
Lytton flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 237 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Lytton; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
128 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 83
- February 2022: 66
- Historic Flood 2011: 23
- January 2011: 11
Mapped overland flow
149 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 19
- Medium: 113
- 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.
Lytton at a glance
Schools in and near Lytton
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: 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 72% 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 4,506 m² across 220 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 20 September 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 |
| 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 19 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 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.
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 (+$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 Lytton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lytton planning - frequently asked
Is Lytton flood-prone?
About 72% of Lytton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 95% of the 237 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 115 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Lytton bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Lytton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
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 220 surveyed parcels in Lytton, the median lot size is about 4,506 m². There are also 131 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynnum | 2.2 km | 47% | 6% |
| Wynnum West | 3.1 km | 33% | 5% |
| Pinkenba | 3.1 km | 93% | 0% |
| Hemmant | 3.2 km | 88% | <1% |
| Manly | 4.7 km | 52% | 2% |
| Port Of Brisbane | 4.8 km | 98% | 0% |
| Manly West | 5.0 km | 19% | 10% |
| Murarrie | 5.2 km | 56% | 4% |
| Brisbane Airport | 5.2 km | Not measured | 12% |
| Eagle Farm | 6.0 km | 60% | 0% |