Petrie Terrace flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 231 m², 2nd-smallest in Brisbane City. Terraces packed tight on the city's doorstep.
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A planning-constraint profile of Petrie Terrace
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 0.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
0.33 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Petrie Terrace's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Petrie Terrace properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 847 analysed Petrie Terrace properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 847 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Petrie Terrace.
Has Petrie Terrace flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Petrie Terrace: 8 of the 847 properties we analysed (0.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 8). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 847 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
8 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 8
Mapped overland flow
54 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 15
- Medium: 27
- High: 5
- Affected: 7
Source: Brisbane City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Petrie Terrace
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 4 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Petrie Terrace at a glance
Schools in and near Petrie Terrace
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.22 km from the suburb boundary
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 Petrie Terrace is zoned
Selling in Petrie Terrace? 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 0.33 km², Petrie Terrace is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 33 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Character residential (Character). The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 231 m² across 629 parcels.
Recent development applications in Petrie Terrace
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 2 November 2026.
Previous 12 months: 13 (8% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Building work: 11
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Petrie Terrace
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Petrie Terrace 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 1108, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Petrie Terrace's 1,168 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brisbane City, the wider ABS statistical area containing Petrie Terrace. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Petrie Terrace itself.
2,814 in 2001 to 17,502 in 2025, up 522%.
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.
Petrie Terrace property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Brisbane City, the wider statistical area containing Petrie Terrace. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 14 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 812 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.
Petrie Terrace 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| 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) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Petrie Terrace 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Petrie Terrace. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 840 Petrie Terrace addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Petrie Terrace lot.
Petrie Terrace planning - frequently asked
Is Petrie Terrace flood-prone?
About 6% of Petrie Terrace falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 17% of the 847 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 840 Petrie Terrace addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Petrie Terrace flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Petrie Terrace: 8 of the 847 properties we analysed (0.9%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 8). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Petrie Terrace bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Petrie Terrace and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
Is Petrie Terrace under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Petrie Terrace, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 10 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Petrie Terrace?
The dominant planning zone in Petrie Terrace is Character residential (Character), though the suburb also includes Mixed use (Centre frame) and District centre (District).
Does Petrie Terrace have heritage-listed places?
Petrie Terrace has 33 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Petrie Terrace hilly or flat?
Petrie Terrace is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 32% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 49 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Petrie Terrace?
Across 629 surveyed parcels in Petrie Terrace, the median lot size is about 231 m². There are also 51 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Petrie Terrace have a train station?
There is no train station inside Petrie Terrace itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Petrie Terrace?
At the 2021 Census Petrie Terrace had 1,168 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Brisbane City statistical area, which contains Petrie Terrace, went from 2,814 people in 2001 to 17,502 in 2025, up 522%.
Is Petrie Terrace an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Petrie Terrace scores 1108 and sits in decile 10 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 Petrie Terrace?
Median household income in Petrie Terrace was $2,401 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $435 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,665 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 1.0 km | 6% | 0% |
| Milton | 1.0 km | 69% | 0% |
| Paddington | 1.3 km | 15% | 10% |
| Kelvin Grove | 1.4 km | 16% | 0% |
| Brisbane City | 1.5 km | 52% | 0% |
| Red Hill | 1.7 km | 17% | 0% |
| Herston | 1.9 km | 30% | 0% |
| South Brisbane | 1.9 km | 62% | 0% |
| Auchenflower | 2.2 km | 38% | 0% |
| West End | 2.3 km | 65% | 0% |