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Moreton Bay flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 18 ha, 2nd-largest in Brisbane City, on a 1.5% median slope. Flat and wide open.
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A planning-constraint profile of Moreton Bay
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 788.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
788.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moreton Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Moreton Bay properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 4 analysed Moreton Bay properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Moreton Bay.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Moreton Bay
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
3% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Brisbane City Plan Airport Environs ANEF
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 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.
Moreton Bay at a glance
Schools in and near Moreton Bay
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: 0.20 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.20 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 Moreton Bay is zoned
Selling in Moreton Bay? 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 788.14 km², Moreton Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 181,323 m² across 9 parcels.
Recent development applications in Moreton Bay
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
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the 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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Moreton Bay 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) | Inside a held contour | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
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 Moreton Bay 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 50% of Moreton Bay. 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 Moreton Bay. 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).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Moreton Bay lot.
Moreton Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Moreton Bay flood-prone?
About 8% of Moreton Bay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 4 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Moreton Bay; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Moreton Bay bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Moreton Bay and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
Is Moreton Bay affected by aircraft noise?
About 3% of Moreton Bay sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 35 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Moreton Bay under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Moreton Bay, and over about 86% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 141 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 Moreton Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Moreton Bay is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Special purpose (Port) and Specialised centre (Marina).
Does Moreton Bay have heritage-listed places?
Moreton Bay has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Moreton Bay hilly or flat?
Moreton Bay is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 7 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Moreton Bay?
Across 9 surveyed parcels in Moreton Bay, the median lot size is about 181,323 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margate Moreton Bay City |
15.5 km | 21% | 0% |
| Woody Point Moreton Bay City |
15.5 km | 42% | 0% |
| Redcliffe Moreton Bay City |
15.6 km | 29% | 0% |
| Port Of Brisbane | 15.7 km | 97% | 0% |
| Moreton Island | 15.7 km | 2% | 81% |
| Scarborough Moreton Bay City |
16.3 km | 46% | 0% |
| Clontarf Moreton Bay City |
17.8 km | 72% | 16% |
| Newport Moreton Bay City |
17.8 km | 100% | 8% |
| Kippa-Ring Moreton Bay City |
18.0 km | 58% | 19% |
| Pinkenba | 18.5 km | 92% | 0% |