Mount Coot-tha flood map & planning overlays
A 22.4% median lot slope, 3rd-steepest in Brisbane City, and 99.6% bushfire-mapped. A mountain, honestly.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mount Coot-tha
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 14.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
14.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Coot-tha's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. 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 Mount Coot-tha properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 85 analysed Mount Coot-tha properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 85 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Coot-tha.
Has Mount Coot-tha flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Mount Coot-tha: 28 of the 85 properties we analysed (32.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 28). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 85 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
28 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 28
Mapped overland flow
64 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Medium: 6
- High: 55
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mount Coot-tha
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 31 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Mount Coot-tha at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Coot-tha
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: 0.30 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.30 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 Mount Coot-tha is zoned
Selling in Mount Coot-tha? 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 14.68 km², Mount Coot-tha is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation (Metropolitan). The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 12,730 m² across 87 parcels.
Recent development applications in Mount Coot-tha
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 6 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Mount Coot-tha 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 |
| 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 5 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 Mount Coot-tha 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 94% of Mount Coot-tha. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 90 Mount Coot-tha 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 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 Mount Coot-tha lot.
Mount Coot-tha planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Coot-tha flood-prone?
About 5% of Mount Coot-tha falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 38% of the 85 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 29 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 90 Mount Coot-tha addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Mount Coot-tha flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Mount Coot-tha: 28 of the 85 properties we analysed (32.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 28). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Mount Coot-tha bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Coot-tha is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Mount Coot-tha under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 94% of Mount Coot-tha, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 31 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 46 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 Mount Coot-tha?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Coot-tha is Conservation (Metropolitan), though the suburb also includes Open space (Metropolitan) and Special purpose (Utility services).
Does Mount Coot-tha have heritage-listed places?
Mount Coot-tha has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mount Coot-tha hilly or flat?
Mount Coot-tha is steep: the median ground slope is about 22%, and 71% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 27 m to 260 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Coot-tha?
Across 87 surveyed parcels in Mount Coot-tha, the median lot size is about 12,730 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mount Coot-tha have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mount Coot-tha itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | 2.6 km | 13% | 65% |
| Kenmore Hills | 2.9 km | 12% | 87% |
| Bardon | 3.3 km | 14% | 48% |
| Toowong | 3.6 km | 23% | 35% |
| The Gap | 3.7 km | 12% | 60% |
| Taringa | 4.1 km | 20% | 39% |
| Brookfield | 4.4 km | 12% | 76% |
| Auchenflower | 4.5 km | 38% | 0% |
| Kenmore | 4.6 km | 29% | 46% |
| Indooroopilly | 4.7 km | 49% | 40% |