Narangba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Narangba
(Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 43.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
43.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Narangba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Narangba properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 9,167 Narangba properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 9,167 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Narangba.
Narangba flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 9,167 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Narangba; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Mapped overland flow
1,541 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 1,541
Source: Moreton Bay Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Narangba at a glance
Schools in and near Narangba
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
3 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Narangba is zoned
Selling in Narangba? 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 43.24 km², Narangba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 23% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 702 m² across 9,250 parcels.
Recent development applications in Narangba
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 21 August 2026.
Previous 12 months: 69 (10% lower in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Narangba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Narangba 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 1007, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Narangba's 20,910 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Narangba, the wider ABS statistical area containing Narangba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Narangba itself.
8,031 in 2001 to 23,657 in 2025, up 195%.
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.
Narangba property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Narangba, the wider statistical area containing Narangba. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 453 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 54 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Narangba 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 |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Moreton Bay Regional Council |
Profile last materially updated 19 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 Narangba 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 930 Narangba addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
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 Narangba lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Narangba planning - frequently asked
Is Narangba flood-prone?
About 23% of Narangba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 21% of the 9,167 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1710 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Narangba bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Narangba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.
What is the zoning in Narangba?
The dominant planning zone in Narangba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Extractive industry and General residential.
Does Narangba have heritage-listed places?
Narangba has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Narangba hilly or flat?
Narangba is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 19 m to 63 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Narangba?
Across 9,250 surveyed parcels in Narangba, the median lot size is about 702 m². There are also 1,357 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Narangba have a train station?
Yes - Narangba has 1 train station: Narangba station. It is also served by 37 bus stops.
What is the population of Narangba?
At the 2021 Census Narangba had 20,910 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Narangba statistical area, which contains Narangba, went from 8,031 people in 2001 to 23,657 in 2025, up 195%.
Is Narangba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Narangba scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Narangba?
Median household income in Narangba was $2,207 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burpengary | 4.4 km | 39% | 33% |
| Kurwongbah | 4.4 km | 29% | 84% |
| Morayfield | 6.0 km | 38% | 47% |
| Rush Creek | 6.4 km | 23% | 93% |
| Whiteside | 6.7 km | 48% | 74% |
| Moorina | 7.0 km | 16% | 86% |
| Dakabin | 7.2 km | 23% | 58% |
| Upper Caboolture | 8.1 km | 29% | 57% |
| Deception Bay | 8.2 km | 52% | 38% |
| Petrie | 9.4 km | 45% | 23% |