O'Reilly flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of O'Reilly
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 73.7 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
73.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to O'Reilly's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across O'Reilly properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 58 O'Reilly properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 58 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in O'Reilly.
O'Reilly at a glance
Schools in and near O'Reilly
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.02 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 20.39 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 O'Reilly is zoned
Selling in O'Reilly? 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 73.7 km², O'Reilly is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 158 m² across 77 parcels.
Who lives in O'Reilly
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the O'Reilly 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 1020, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of O'Reilly's 114 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamborine - Canungra, the wider ABS statistical area containing O'Reilly. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than O'Reilly itself.
10,498 in 2001 to 16,855 in 2025, up 61%.
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.
O'Reilly 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 O'Reilly 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.
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 O'Reilly lot.
See what's in the $9 report →O'Reilly planning - frequently asked
Is O'Reilly flood-prone?
About 1% of O'Reilly falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 58 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is O'Reilly bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of O'Reilly is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in O'Reilly?
The dominant planning zone in O'Reilly is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does O'Reilly have heritage-listed places?
O'Reilly has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is O'Reilly hilly or flat?
O'Reilly is steep: the median ground slope is about 25%, and 98% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 802 m to 906 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in O'Reilly?
Across 77 surveyed parcels in O'Reilly, the median lot size is about 158 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of O'Reilly?
At the 2021 Census O'Reilly had 114 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Tamborine - Canungra statistical area, which contains O'Reilly, went from 10,498 people in 2001 to 16,855 in 2025, up 61%.
Is O'Reilly an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), O'Reilly scores 1020 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 O'Reilly?
Median household income in O'Reilly was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $162 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binna Burra | 4.9 km | 0% | 58% |
| Darlington | 6.3 km | 6% | 74% |
| Cainbable | 8.0 km | 3% | 84% |
| Illinbah | 9.2 km | 4% | 43% |
| Southern Lamington | 9.4 km | <1% | 45% |
| Natural Bridge Gold Coast City |
9.7 km | 2% | 91% |
| Sarabah | 10.2 km | 8% | 85% |
| Beechmont | 10.5 km | 0% | 53% |
| Hillview | 10.6 km | 6% | 71% |
| Numinbah Valley Gold Coast City |
11.3 km | 7% | 88% |