Murphys Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Murphys Creek
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 48.12 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
48.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murphys Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Murphys Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Murphys Creek
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 2.65 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 Murphys Creek is zoned
Selling in Murphys Creek? 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 48.12 km², Murphys Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 28,698 m² across 342 parcels.
Who lives in Murphys Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murphys Creek 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 965, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murphys Creek's 633 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murphys Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murphys Creek itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Murphys Creek 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 Murphys Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Murphys Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Murphys Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Murphys Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Murphys Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Murphys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Murphys Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Murphys Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Township.
Does Murphys Creek have heritage-listed places?
Murphys Creek has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Murphys Creek?
Across 342 surveyed parcels in Murphys Creek, the median lot size is about 28,698 m². There are also 52 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Murphys Creek?
At the 2021 Census Murphys Creek had 633 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Murphys Creek, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Murphys Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murphys Creek scores 965 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Murphys Creek?
Median household income in Murphys Creek was $1,740 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Lockyer | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Fifteen Mile | 4.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cabarlah Toowoomba Regional |
5.3 km | 8% | 68% |
| Lockyer | 5.6 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Spring Bluff Toowoomba Regional |
7.2 km | 1% | 84% |
| White Mountain | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Postmans Ridge | 7.7 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Mount Luke Toowoomba Regional |
7.7 km | 2% | 85% |
| Ballard | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Withcott | 9.1 km | 0% | 99% |