Meadowbrook flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Meadowbrook
(Logan City, QLD) - 5.68 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
5.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Meadowbrook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Meadowbrook properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,651 Meadowbrook properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,651 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Meadowbrook.
Meadowbrook flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,651 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Meadowbrook; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
218 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 176
- Historic Flood 2017: 111
- Historic Flood 2022: 102
Mapped overland flow
452 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 452
Source: Logan 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.
Meadowbrook at a glance
Schools in and near Meadowbrook
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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.13 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Meadowbrook is zoned
Selling in Meadowbrook? 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 5.68 km², Meadowbrook is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 97% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 29% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreation and Open Space. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 700 m² across 1,528 parcels.
Who lives in Meadowbrook
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Meadowbrook 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 936, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Meadowbrook's 3,069 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loganlea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Meadowbrook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Meadowbrook itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 12,948 in 2025, up 84%.
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.
Meadowbrook property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Loganlea, the wider statistical area containing Meadowbrook. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 156 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 92 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.
Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Meadowbrook planning - frequently asked
Is Meadowbrook flood-prone?
About 97% of Meadowbrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 1,651 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 214 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Meadowbrook bushfire-prone?
Around 29% of Meadowbrook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Meadowbrook?
The dominant planning zone in Meadowbrook is Recreation and Open Space, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Medium Impact Industry.
Does Meadowbrook have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meadowbrook.
Is Meadowbrook hilly or flat?
Meadowbrook is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 17 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Meadowbrook?
Across 1,528 surveyed parcels in Meadowbrook, the median lot size is about 700 m². There are also 159 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Meadowbrook have a train station?
There is no train station inside Meadowbrook itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Meadowbrook?
At the 2021 Census Meadowbrook had 3,069 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Loganlea statistical area, which contains Meadowbrook, went from 7,047 people in 2001 to 12,948 in 2025, up 84%.
Is Meadowbrook an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Meadowbrook scores 936 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Meadowbrook?
Median household income in Meadowbrook was $1,701 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $385 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,653 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loganlea | 1.4 km | 80% | 13% |
| Tanah Merah | 2.6 km | 50% | 32% |
| Bethania | 2.9 km | 88% | 13% |
| Kingston | 3.3 km | 60% | 27% |
| Waterford West | 3.4 km | 87% | 30% |
| Slacks Creek | 3.4 km | 69% | 29% |
| Shailer Park | 3.5 km | 27% | 27% |
| Logan Central | 4.1 km | 27% | 13% |
| Daisy Hill | 4.5 km | 29% | 59% |
| Waterford | 4.6 km | 80% | 43% |