Ormiston flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ormiston
(Redland City, QLD) - 6.15 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
6.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ormiston's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Ormiston properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,108 Ormiston properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,108 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ormiston.
Ormiston at a glance
Schools in and near Ormiston
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
2 schools providing primary years and 1 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 Ormiston is zoned
Selling in Ormiston? 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 6.15 km², Ormiston is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 600 m² across 3,126 parcels.
Who lives in Ormiston
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ormiston 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 1061, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ormiston's 6,379 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ormiston, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ormiston. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ormiston itself.
5,146 in 2001 to 7,042 in 2025, up 37%.
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.
Ormiston property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ormiston, the wider statistical area containing Ormiston. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 95 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 51 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.
Ormiston 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) |
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 Ormiston 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 Ormiston. 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 Ormiston lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ormiston planning - frequently asked
Is Ormiston flood-prone?
About 32% of Ormiston falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 9% of the 3,108 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 68 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Ormiston bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Ormiston is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Redland City average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Ormiston?
The dominant planning zone in Ormiston is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space and Community Facilities.
Does Ormiston have heritage-listed places?
Ormiston has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Ormiston hilly or flat?
Ormiston is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 24 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ormiston?
Across 3,126 surveyed parcels in Ormiston, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 228 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Ormiston have a train station?
Yes - Ormiston has 1 train station: Ormiston station. It is also served by 23 bus stops.
What is the population of Ormiston?
At the 2021 Census Ormiston had 6,379 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Ormiston statistical area, which contains Ormiston, went from 5,146 people in 2001 to 7,042 in 2025, up 37%.
Is Ormiston an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ormiston scores 1061 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ormiston?
Median household income in Ormiston was $1,913 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,488 for the typical suburb in Redland City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 2.4 km | 33% | 14% |
| Wellington Point | 3.1 km | 33% | 10% |
| Alexandra Hills | 4.8 km | 6% | 50% |
| Birkdale | 5.3 km | 28% | 26% |
| Thorneside | 6.3 km | 53% | 11% |
| Thornlands | 6.9 km | 22% | 50% |
| Capalaba | 7.5 km | 13% | 50% |
| Lota Brisbane City |
7.9 km | 56% | 15% |
| Ransome Brisbane City |
8.5 km | 70% | 78% |
| Chandler Brisbane City |
9.0 km | 32% | 74% |