Mount Lindesay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Lindesay
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 17.06 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
17.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Lindesay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Lindesay properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 17 Mount Lindesay properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 17 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Lindesay.
Mount Lindesay at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Lindesay
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 14.65 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 25.40 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 Lindesay is zoned
Selling in Mount Lindesay? 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 17.06 km², Mount Lindesay is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 260,607 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Lindesay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Lindesay 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 904, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Lindesay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Lindesay itself.
9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
Mount Lindesay 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Mount Lindesay 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.
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 Mount Lindesay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Lindesay planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Lindesay flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mount Lindesay and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 17 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Mount Lindesay bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Mount Lindesay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Mount Lindesay?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Lindesay is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities.
Does Mount Lindesay have heritage-listed places?
Mount Lindesay has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mount Lindesay hilly or flat?
Mount Lindesay is steep: the median ground slope is about 22%, and 94% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 245 m to 603 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Lindesay?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Mount Lindesay, the median lot size is about 260,607 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Mount Lindesay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Lindesay scores 904 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Barney | 6.4 km | 2% | 89% |
| Palen Creek | 7.7 km | 4% | 70% |
| Barney View | 11.3 km | 3% | 51% |
| Burnett Creek | 15.2 km | 0% | 79% |
| Maroon | 16.0 km | 2% | 64% |
| Rathdowney | 16.9 km | 11% | 86% |
| Running Creek | 17.7 km | 6% | 70% |
| Tamrookum Creek | 20.8 km | <1% | 91% |
| Innisplain | 23.6 km | 36% | 42% |
| Carneys Creek | 23.8 km | 2% | 75% |