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North Stradbroke Island flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of North Stradbroke Island (Redland City, QLD) - 271.07 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Stradbroke Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across North Stradbroke Island properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 117 North Stradbroke Island properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

North Stradbroke Island at a glance

Parcels 241 Median lot 48,274 m² Mapped easements 34 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 28%

Schools in and near North Stradbroke Island

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

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.61 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 11.18 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 North Stradbroke Island is zoned

Conservation 98%
Community Facilities 1%
Recreation and Open Space 0%
Emerging Communities 0%
Environmental Management 0%
Low Density Residential 0%

Selling in North Stradbroke Island? 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 271.07 km², North Stradbroke Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 48,274 m² across 241 parcels.

Who lives in North Stradbroke Island

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Stradbroke Island suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
181
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,104
per week, Redland City suburb typical $1,488
Median rent
$237
per week, Redland City suburb typical $385
Median mortgage
$2,678
per month
Household size
2.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 916, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of North Stradbroke Island's 181 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.0%
5-14 15.0%
15-19 3.3%
20-24 1.7%
25-34 8.9%
35-44 14.4%
45-54 12.8%
55-64 20.6%
65-74 16.1%
75-84 2.2%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of North Stradbroke Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Stradbroke Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Stradbroke Island itself.

2,171 in 2001 to 2,276 in 2025, up 5%.

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.

North Stradbroke Island property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for North Stradbroke Island, the wider statistical area containing North Stradbroke Island. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,500,000

Median sale price from 41 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$1,066,700

Median sale price from 31 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.

North Stradbroke Island data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)

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 North Stradbroke Island 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 over parts of North Stradbroke Island. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 North Stradbroke Island lot.

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North Stradbroke Island planning - frequently asked

Is North Stradbroke Island flood-prone?

About 10% of North Stradbroke Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 24% of the 117 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 22 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is North Stradbroke Island bushfire-prone?

Around 87% of North Stradbroke Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Redland City average of 41%.

What is the zoning in North Stradbroke Island?

The dominant planning zone in North Stradbroke Island is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Recreation and Open Space.

Does North Stradbroke Island have heritage-listed places?

North Stradbroke Island has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

Is North Stradbroke Island hilly or flat?

North Stradbroke Island is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 118 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in North Stradbroke Island?

Across 241 surveyed parcels in North Stradbroke Island, the median lot size is about 48,274 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of North Stradbroke Island?

At the 2021 Census North Stradbroke Island had 181 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider North Stradbroke Island statistical area, which contains North Stradbroke Island, went from 2,171 people in 2001 to 2,276 in 2025, up 5%.

Is North Stradbroke Island an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Stradbroke Island scores 916 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in North Stradbroke Island?

Median household income in North Stradbroke Island was $1,104 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,488 for the typical suburb in Redland City. Median rent was $237 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,678 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lamb Island 8.4 km 34% 17%
Dunwich 9.2 km 19% 41%
Macleay Island 9.4 km 34% 22%
Moreton Bay 10.3 km 9% <1%
Karragarra Island 10.3 km 47% 12%
Coochiemudlo Island 11.5 km 31% 20%
Peel Island 12.0 km 37% 36%
Russell Island 12.9 km 48% 39%
Victoria Point 14.3 km 30% 28%
Point Lookout 17.7 km 4% 75%

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