Placid Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Placid Hills (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 7.47 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
7.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Placid 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.
Placid Hills at a glance
How Placid Hills is zoned
Selling in Placid 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 7.47 km², Placid Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 29% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The median lot measures about 20,003 m² across 298 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 Placid Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Placid 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Placid Hills's 796 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Placid Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Placid Hills itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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 Placid 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 →Placid Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Placid Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Placid Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 40% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Placid Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Placid Hills flood-prone?
About 40% of Placid Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 20%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Placid Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 29% of Placid Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Placid Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Placid Hills is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Placid Hills have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Placid Hills. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Placid Hills?
Across 298 surveyed parcels in Placid Hills, the median lot size is about 20,003 m². There are also 26 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.
What is the population of Placid Hills?
At the 2021 Census Placid Hills had 796 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Placid Hills, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Placid Hills alone.
Is Placid Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Placid Hills scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 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 Placid Hills?
Median household income in Placid Hills was $1,965 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Placid Hills property?
A Placid 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.