Port Of Brisbane flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Of Brisbane
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 24.58 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
24.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Of Brisbane's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Port Of Brisbane properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 129 Port Of Brisbane properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 129 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Port Of Brisbane.
Port Of Brisbane flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 129 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Port Of Brisbane; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
127 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 119
- January 2011: 117
- Historic Flood 2011: 8
Mapped overland flow
33 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Medium: 7
- High: 24
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.
Port Of Brisbane at a glance
Schools in and near Port Of Brisbane
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.95 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.61 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 Port Of Brisbane is zoned
Selling in Port Of Brisbane? 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 24.58 km², Port Of Brisbane is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special purpose (Port). The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 20,450 m² across 31 parcels.
Recent development applications in Port Of Brisbane
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
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the period.
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 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Port Of Brisbane 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
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 Port Of Brisbane 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 130 Port Of Brisbane 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 (+$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 Port Of Brisbane lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Port Of Brisbane planning - frequently asked
Is Port Of Brisbane flood-prone?
About 98% of Port Of Brisbane falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 129 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 129 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Port Of Brisbane bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Port Of Brisbane and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in Port Of Brisbane?
The dominant planning zone in Port Of Brisbane is Special purpose (Port), though the suburb also includes Conservation and Special industry.
Does Port Of Brisbane have heritage-listed places?
Port Of Brisbane has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Port Of Brisbane hilly or flat?
Port Of Brisbane is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly -1 m to 10 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Port Of Brisbane?
Across 31 surveyed parcels in Port Of Brisbane, the median lot size is about 20,450 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkenba | 3.3 km | 93% | 0% |
| Lytton | 4.8 km | 72% | 6% |
| Brisbane Airport | 5.6 km | Not measured | 12% |
| Wynnum | 5.8 km | 47% | 6% |
| Wynnum West | 7.5 km | 33% | 5% |
| Manly | 7.6 km | 52% | 2% |
| Hemmant | 7.9 km | 88% | <1% |
| Nudgee | 8.4 km | 52% | 20% |
| Nudgee Beach | 8.5 km | 93% | 6% |
| Manly West | 8.9 km | 19% | 10% |