Merryvale zoning & planning overlays
With 49 ha a lot, Merryvale has the 3rd-biggest blocks in the Scenic Rim.
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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 on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
9.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Merryvale's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Merryvale properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 16 analysed Merryvale properties; no individual property result is identified.
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Merryvale
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Merryvale at a glance
Schools in and near Merryvale
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 8.90 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 17.42 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Merryvale address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
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 the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 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.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Merryvale data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Merryvale. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Merryvale. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Merryvale lot.
Merryvale planning - frequently asked
Is Merryvale flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Merryvale, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Scenic Rim Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Across the suburb, 0% of the 16 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Merryvale; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Merryvale bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Merryvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
Is Merryvale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Merryvale, and over about 90% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Merryvale?
The dominant planning zone in Merryvale is Rural.
Does Merryvale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Merryvale.
Is Merryvale hilly or flat?
Merryvale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 76 m to 139 m AHD across the suburb.
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.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Walker West | 3.0 km | 11% | 13% |
| Mount Walker West Ipswich City |
3.6 km | Not mapped | 47% |
| Mount Mort Ipswich City |
5.1 km | 8% | 76% |
| Mount Walker | 6.5 km | 8% | 28% |
| Rosevale | 7.1 km | 6% | 40% |
| Lower Mount Walker | 8.5 km | 11% | 28% |
| Coleyville | 8.9 km | 4% | 29% |
| Lower Mount Walker Ipswich City |
9.2 km | 26% | 34% |
| Thornton Lockyer Valley Regional |
12.3 km | 15% | 80% |
| Warrill View | 12.3 km | 35% | 28% |