Meldale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Meldale (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 6.68 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
6.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Meldale'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.
Meldale 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 120 Meldale properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 120 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Meldale.
Meldale at a glance
How Meldale is zoned
Selling in Meldale? 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 6.68 km², Meldale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 75% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 4,356 m² across 124 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 Meldale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Meldale 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 935, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Meldale's 230 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beachmere - Sandstone Point, the wider ABS statistical area containing Meldale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Meldale itself.
9,304 in 2001 to 17,733 in 2025, up 91%.
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 Meldale 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 →Meldale planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Meldale?
The schematic on this page is a Meldale flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 75% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Meldale address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Meldale flood-prone?
About 75% of Meldale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 100% of the 120 properties we analysed in Meldale carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 59 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 Meldale bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 37% of Meldale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Meldale?
The dominant planning zone in Meldale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Limited development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Meldale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meldale. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Meldale hilly or flat?
Meldale is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 3 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 Meldale?
Across 124 surveyed parcels in Meldale, the median lot size is about 4,356 m². There are also 6 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.
What is the population of Meldale?
At the 2021 Census Meldale had 230 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Beachmere - Sandstone Point statistical area, which contains Meldale, went from 9,304 people in 2001 to 17,733 in 2025, up 91%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Meldale alone.
Is Meldale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Meldale scores 935 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 Meldale?
Median household income in Meldale was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,158 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Meldale property?
A Meldale 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.