Mount Ommaney flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Ommaney (Brisbane City, QLD) - 2.28 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
2.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Ommaney'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 Ommaney 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 1,171 Mount Ommaney properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,171 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Ommaney.
Mount Ommaney at a glance
How Mount Ommaney is zoned
Selling in Mount Ommaney? 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 2.28 km², Mount Ommaney is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 51% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 1,027 m² across 1,032 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 Ommaney
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Ommaney 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 1108, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Ommaney's 2,503 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jindalee - Mount Ommaney, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Ommaney. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Ommaney itself.
7,606 in 2001 to 7,925 in 2025, up 4%.
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 Ommaney 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 Ommaney planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mount Ommaney?
The schematic on this page is a Mount Ommaney flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 51% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mount Ommaney address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mount Ommaney flood-prone?
About 51% of Mount Ommaney falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 31% of the 1,171 properties we analysed in Mount Ommaney carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 8 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Mount Ommaney bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 18% of Mount Ommaney is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Mount Ommaney?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Ommaney is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Sport and recreation (District) and District centre (District). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mount Ommaney have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Ommaney. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Mount Ommaney hilly or flat?
Mount Ommaney is hilly: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 20% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 63 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 Ommaney?
Across 1,032 surveyed parcels in Mount Ommaney, the median lot size is about 1,027 m². There are also 245 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.
Does Mount Ommaney have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mount Ommaney itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Mount Ommaney?
At the 2021 Census Mount Ommaney had 2,503 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Jindalee - Mount Ommaney statistical area, which contains Mount Ommaney, went from 7,606 people in 2001 to 7,925 in 2025, up 4%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Ommaney alone.
Is Mount Ommaney an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Ommaney scores 1108 and sits in decile 10 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 Ommaney?
Median household income in Mount Ommaney was $2,361 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $540 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,316 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mount Ommaney property?
A Mount Ommaney 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.