Moggill flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Moggill (Brisbane City, QLD) - 11.66 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moggill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Moggill properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,343 Moggill properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Moggill flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 2,343 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Moggill; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

14.0%

328 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 1974: 316
  • January 2011: 227
  • February 2022: 155

Mapped overland flow

13.2%

310 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 52
  • Medium: 122
  • High: 117
  • Affected: 19

Source: Brisbane City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Moggill at a glance

Parcels 2,183 Median lot 798 m² Mapped easements 553 Bus stops 1 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Moggill

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.78 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 Moggill is zoned

Rural 53%
Low density residential 16%
Environmental management 13%
Open space (District) 4%
Conservation (Local) 3%
Open space 3%

Selling in Moggill? 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 11.66 km², Moggill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 61% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 798 m² across 2,183 parcels.

Recent development applications in Moggill

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

7

Latest included submission: 14 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 15 (53% lower in the latest period).

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Moggill

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moggill suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
5,029
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$2,415
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$460
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
3.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1100, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Moggill's 5,029 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.8%
5-14 18.2%
15-19 7.1%
20-24 4.0%
25-34 9.1%
35-44 16.6%
45-54 15.4%
55-64 10.1%
65-74 6.7%
75-84 4.3%
85+ 1.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bellbowrie - Moggill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moggill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moggill itself.

5,510 in 2001 to 11,211 in 2025, up 103%.

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.

Moggill property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Bellbowrie - Moggill, the wider statistical area containing Moggill. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,200,000

Median sale price from 179 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$800,000

Median sale price from 11 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Moggill data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsBrisbane City Council

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 Moggill 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 2,300 Moggill addresses (+$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 Moggill lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Moggill planning - frequently asked

Is Moggill flood-prone?

About 61% of Moggill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 21% of the 2,343 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 93 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Moggill bushfire-prone?

Around 36% of Moggill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

What is the zoning in Moggill?

The dominant planning zone in Moggill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Environmental management.

Does Moggill have heritage-listed places?

Moggill has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Moggill hilly or flat?

Moggill is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 71 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Moggill?

Across 2,183 surveyed parcels in Moggill, the median lot size is about 798 m². There are also 553 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Moggill have a train station?

There is no train station inside Moggill itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Moggill?

At the 2021 Census Moggill had 5,029 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Bellbowrie - Moggill statistical area, which contains Moggill, went from 5,510 people in 2001 to 11,211 in 2025, up 103%.

Is Moggill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moggill scores 1100 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Moggill?

Median household income in Moggill was $2,415 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bellbowrie 2.8 km 48% 44%
Redbank
Ipswich City
2.9 km 88% 60%
Goodna
Ipswich City
2.9 km 66% 34%
Wacol 3.0 km 63% 36%
Riverhills 3.1 km 69% 22%
Gailes
Ipswich City
4.1 km 85% 32%
Riverview
Ipswich City
4.1 km 87% 50%
Westlake 4.5 km 69% 19%
Middle Park 4.5 km 32% 4%
Barellan Point
Ipswich City
4.5 km 91% 40%

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