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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
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. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Meadowbrook flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,651 Meadowbrook properties.
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 at a glance
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 100% 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 690 m² across 1,483 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
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: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
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.
See what's in the $9 report →Meadowbrook planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Meadowbrook?
The schematic on this page is a Meadowbrook flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 100% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Meadowbrook address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Meadowbrook flood-prone?
About 100% of Meadowbrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Looking lot by lot, 93% of the 1,651 properties we analysed in Meadowbrook carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 204 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Meadowbrook bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 29% of Meadowbrook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Meadowbrook have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meadowbrook. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Meadowbrook hilly or flat?
Meadowbrook is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 17 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Meadowbrook?
Across 1,483 surveyed parcels in Meadowbrook, the median lot size is about 690 m². There are also 158 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Meadowbrook alone.
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 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Meadowbrook property?
A Meadowbrook planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.