Mount Pleasant flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 37.13 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
37.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Pleasant'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 Pleasant 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 188 Mount Pleasant properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 188 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant at a glance
How Mount Pleasant is zoned
Selling in Mount Pleasant? 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 37.13 km², Mount Pleasant is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 59,530 m² across 214 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 Pleasant
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Pleasant 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 1061, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Pleasant's 390 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dayboro, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Pleasant. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Pleasant itself.
5,554 in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%.
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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mount Pleasant?
The schematic on this page is a Mount Pleasant flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 15% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mount Pleasant address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mount Pleasant flood-prone?
About 15% of Mount Pleasant falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 57% of the 188 properties we analysed in Mount Pleasant carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 105 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 Pleasant bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 77% of Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Pleasant is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Limited development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mount Pleasant have heritage-listed places?
Mount Pleasant 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 Pleasant hilly or flat?
Mount Pleasant is steep: the median lot slope is about 19%, and 61% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 88 m to 452 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 Pleasant?
Across 214 surveyed parcels in Mount Pleasant, the median lot size is about 59,530 m². There are also 25 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 Pleasant?
At the 2021 Census Mount Pleasant had 390 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Dayboro statistical area, which contains Mount Pleasant, went from 5,554 people in 2001 to 10,103 in 2025, up 82%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Pleasant alone.
Is Mount Pleasant an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Pleasant scores 1061 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 Pleasant?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant was $2,077 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mount Pleasant property?
A Mount Pleasant 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.