Patrick Estate planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Patrick Estate
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 22.72 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
22.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Patrick Estate's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Patrick Estate at a glance
Schools in and near Patrick Estate
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 2.24 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 Patrick Estate is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Patrick Estate, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Patrick Estate sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 22.72 km², Patrick Estate is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. The median lot measures about 161,830 m² across 112 parcels.
Who lives in Patrick Estate
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Patrick Estate 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 924, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Patrick Estate's 181 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Patrick Estate. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Patrick Estate itself.
9,538 in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Patrick Estate data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | Not 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 Patrick Estate address
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See what's in the $9 report →Patrick Estate planning - frequently asked
Is Patrick Estate flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Patrick Estate, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Patrick Estate bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Patrick Estate is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Patrick Estate?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Patrick Estate, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Patrick Estate have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Patrick Estate.
What is the typical lot size in Patrick Estate?
Across 112 surveyed parcels in Patrick Estate, the median lot size is about 161,830 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Patrick Estate?
At the 2021 Census Patrick Estate had 181 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lowood statistical area, which contains Patrick Estate, went from 9,538 people in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Patrick Estate an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Patrick Estate scores 924 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 Patrick Estate?
Median household income in Patrick Estate was $1,025 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe Pocket | 3.9 km | Not mapped | 43% |
| Lowood | 5.8 km | Not mapped | 44% |
| Clarendon | 5.9 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Wivenhoe Hill | 5.9 km | Not mapped | 75% |
| Vernor | 6.1 km | Not mapped | 47% |
| Rifle Range | 6.7 km | Not mapped | 45% |
| Split Yard Creek | 7.8 km | 1% | 92% |
| Fernvale | 8.6 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Tarampa | 9.3 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| England Creek | 9.7 km | 6% | 92% |