Mount Glorious flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Glorious (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 20.57 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
20.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Glorious'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 Glorious 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 212 Mount Glorious properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 212 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Glorious.
Mount Glorious at a glance
How Mount Glorious is zoned
Selling in Mount Glorious? 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 20.57 km², Mount Glorious is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 4,242 m² across 219 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 Glorious
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Glorious 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 1069, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Glorious's 343 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Samford Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Glorious. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Glorious itself.
8,561 in 2001 to 13,239 in 2025, up 55%.
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 Glorious 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 Glorious planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mount Glorious?
The schematic on this page is a Mount Glorious flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 5% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mount Glorious address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mount Glorious flood-prone?
About 5% of Mount Glorious falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 212 properties we analysed in Mount Glorious 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 Glorious bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 91% of Mount Glorious is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Mount Glorious?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Glorious is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mount Glorious have heritage-listed places?
Mount Glorious has 1 heritage-listed place on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Mount Glorious hilly or flat?
Mount Glorious is steep: the median lot slope is about 27%, and 92% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 433 m to 742 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 Glorious?
Across 219 surveyed parcels in Mount Glorious, the median lot size is about 4,242 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Mount Glorious?
At the 2021 Census Mount Glorious had 343 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Samford Valley statistical area, which contains Mount Glorious, went from 8,561 people in 2001 to 13,239 in 2025, up 55%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Glorious alone.
Is Mount Glorious an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Glorious scores 1069 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Glorious?
Median household income in Mount Glorious was $1,924 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $363 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mount Glorious property?
A Mount Glorious 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.