Milford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Milford
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 18.32 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
18.32 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Milford's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Milford properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 110 Milford properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 110 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Milford.
Milford at a glance
Schools in and near Milford
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.56 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.13 km from the suburb boundary
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 Milford is zoned
Selling in Milford? 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 18.32 km², Milford is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 128,004 m² across 114 parcels.
Who lives in Milford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Milford 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 972, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Milford's 190 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Milford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Milford 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.
Milford 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 |
Profile last materially updated 19 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 Milford 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Milford. 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 (+$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 Milford lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Milford planning - frequently asked
Is Milford flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Milford and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 110 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Milford bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Milford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Milford?
The dominant planning zone in Milford is Rural, though the suburb also includes Industry.
Does Milford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Milford.
Is Milford hilly or flat?
Milford is hilly: the median ground slope is about 10%, and 24% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 101 m to 330 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Milford?
Across 114 surveyed parcels in Milford, the median lot size is about 128,004 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Milford?
At the 2021 Census Milford had 190 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Milford, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Milford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Milford scores 972 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Milford?
Median household income in Milford was $1,199 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunburra | 3.8 km | <1% | 38% |
| Boonah | 4.7 km | 26% | 25% |
| Dugandan | 4.7 km | 34% | 6% |
| Allandale | 5.2 km | 4% | 60% |
| Cannon Creek | 5.4 km | 0% | 65% |
| Kents Pocket | 7.0 km | 6% | 16% |
| Wallaces Creek | 7.0 km | 2% | 65% |
| Hoya | 7.0 km | <1% | 22% |
| Coulson | 7.7 km | 12% | 48% |
| Frenches Creek | 7.7 km | 7% | 41% |