New Beith flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of New Beith (Logan City, QLD) - 28.75 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
28.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to New Beith'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.
New Beith 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 2,215 New Beith properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,215 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in New Beith.
New Beith at a glance
How New Beith is zoned
Selling in New Beith? 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 28.75 km², New Beith is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,050 m² across 2,015 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 New Beith
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the New Beith 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 1057, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of New Beith's 5,642 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Flagstone (West) - New Beith, the wider ABS statistical area containing New Beith. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than New Beith itself.
1,654 in 2001 to 13,360 in 2025, up 708%.
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 New Beith 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 →New Beith planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of New Beith?
The schematic on this page is a New Beith flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 26% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any New Beith address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is New Beith flood-prone?
About 26% of New Beith falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Looking lot by lot, 13% of the 2,215 properties we analysed in New Beith carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 196 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 New Beith bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 80% of New Beith is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in New Beith?
The dominant planning zone in New Beith is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Priority Development and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does New Beith have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within New Beith. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is New Beith hilly or flat?
New Beith is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 45 m to 97 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 New Beith?
Across 2,015 surveyed parcels in New Beith, the median lot size is about 4,050 m². There are also 344 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 New Beith?
At the 2021 Census New Beith had 5,642 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Flagstone (West) - New Beith statistical area, which contains New Beith, went from 1,654 people in 2001 to 13,360 in 2025, up 708%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than New Beith alone.
Is New Beith an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), New Beith scores 1057 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 New Beith?
Median household income in New Beith was $2,779 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,289 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a New Beith property?
A New Beith 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.