Merryvale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Merryvale (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 9.76 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
9.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Merryvale'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.
Merryvale 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 16 Merryvale properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 16 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Merryvale.
Merryvale at a glance
How Merryvale is zoned
Selling in Merryvale? 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 9.76 km², Merryvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 487,436 m² across 16 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 Merryvale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Merryvale 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 1012, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Merryvale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Merryvale itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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 Merryvale 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 →Merryvale planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Merryvale?
The schematic on this page is a Merryvale flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Merryvale address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Merryvale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Merryvale and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Scenic Rim Regional average is 19%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 16 properties we analysed in Merryvale carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Merryvale bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 42% of Merryvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Merryvale?
The dominant planning zone in Merryvale is Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Merryvale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Merryvale. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Merryvale hilly or flat?
Merryvale is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 76 m to 139 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 Merryvale?
Across 16 surveyed parcels in Merryvale, the median lot size is about 487,436 m². There are also 2 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.
Is Merryvale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Merryvale scores 1012 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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.
Do I need a planning report for a Merryvale property?
A Merryvale 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.