Mount French flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount French (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 16.69 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
16.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount French's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Mount French flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 63 Mount French properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 63 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount French.
Mount French at a glance
How Mount French is zoned
Selling in Mount French? 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 16.69 km², Mount French is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 156,762 m² across 74 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Mount French
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount French 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount French's 105 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount French. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount French itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Mount French 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 →Mount French planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mount French?
The schematic on this page is a Mount French flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 6% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mount French address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mount French flood-prone?
About 6% of Mount French falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 63 properties we analysed in Mount French carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Mount French bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 64% of Mount French is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Mount French?
The dominant planning zone in Mount French is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mount French have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount French. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Mount French hilly or flat?
Mount French is hilly: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 22% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 144 m to 432 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Mount French?
Across 74 surveyed parcels in Mount French, the median lot size is about 156,762 m².
What is the population of Mount French?
At the 2021 Census Mount French had 105 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Mount French, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mount French alone.
Is Mount French an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount French scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Mount French?
Median household income in Mount French was $1,874 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,689 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mount French property?
A Mount French planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.