Pinjarra Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pinjarra Hills (Brisbane City, QLD) - 6.81 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
6.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pinjarra Hills's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Pinjarra Hills flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 374 Pinjarra Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 374 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Pinjarra Hills.
Pinjarra Hills at a glance
How Pinjarra Hills is zoned
Selling in Pinjarra Hills? 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 6.81 km², Pinjarra Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 61% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Education purposes. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 10,357 m² across 197 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Pinjarra Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pinjarra Hills 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 1087, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pinjarra Hills's 771 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pinjarra Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pinjarra Hills itself.
3,926 in 2001 to 5,885 in 2025, up 50%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Pinjarra Hills 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 →Pinjarra Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Pinjarra Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Pinjarra Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 61% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Pinjarra Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Pinjarra Hills flood-prone?
About 61% of Pinjarra Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 30% of the 374 properties we analysed in Pinjarra Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 37 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Pinjarra Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 52% of Pinjarra Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Pinjarra Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Pinjarra Hills is Education purposes, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Pinjarra Hills have heritage-listed places?
Pinjarra Hills has 1 heritage-listed place on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Pinjarra Hills hilly or flat?
Pinjarra Hills is hilly: the median lot slope is about 14%, and 40% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 58 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Pinjarra Hills?
Across 197 surveyed parcels in Pinjarra Hills, the median lot size is about 10,357 m². There are also 74 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Pinjarra Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Pinjarra Hills itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Pinjarra Hills?
At the 2021 Census Pinjarra Hills had 771 usual residents, with a median age of 70 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale statistical area, which contains Pinjarra Hills, went from 3,926 people in 2001 to 5,885 in 2025, up 50%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Pinjarra Hills alone.
Is Pinjarra Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pinjarra Hills scores 1087 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Pinjarra Hills?
Median household income in Pinjarra Hills was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $490 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,184 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Pinjarra Hills property?
A Pinjarra Hills planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.