Ransome flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ransome
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.83 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
4.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ransome's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Ransome properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 157 Ransome properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 157 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ransome.
Ransome flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 157 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Ransome; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
86 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 86
Mapped overland flow
63 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 15
- Medium: 44
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.
Ransome at a glance
Schools in and near Ransome
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: 0.39 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.80 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 Ransome is zoned
Selling in Ransome? 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 4.83 km², Ransome is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 70% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 12,858 m² across 151 parcels.
Recent development applications in Ransome
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
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Ransome
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ransome 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 1060, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ransome's 429 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Belmont - Gumdale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ransome. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ransome itself.
6,618 in 2001 to 7,965 in 2025, up 20%.
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.
Ransome property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Belmont - Gumdale, the wider statistical area containing Ransome. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 86 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 21 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.
Ransome 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 | 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 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 Ransome 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 150 Ransome 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 Ransome lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ransome planning - frequently asked
Is Ransome flood-prone?
About 70% of Ransome falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 82% of the 157 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 88 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Ransome bushfire-prone?
Around 78% of Ransome is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Ransome?
The dominant planning zone in Ransome is Environmental management, though the suburb also includes Conservation (District) and Conservation (Local).
Does Ransome have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ransome.
Is Ransome hilly or flat?
Ransome is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 8 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ransome?
Across 151 surveyed parcels in Ransome, the median lot size is about 12,858 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Ransome?
At the 2021 Census Ransome had 429 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.6 people. The wider Belmont - Gumdale statistical area, which contains Ransome, went from 6,618 people in 2001 to 7,965 in 2025, up 20%.
Is Ransome an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ransome scores 1060 and sits in decile 9 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 Ransome?
Median household income in Ransome was $3,166 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $455 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,327 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakerley | 2.1 km | 36% | 37% |
| Gumdale | 2.2 km | 36% | 83% |
| Manly West | 2.6 km | 19% | 10% |
| Thorneside Redland City |
2.7 km | 53% | 11% |
| Lota | 2.7 km | 56% | 15% |
| Birkdale Redland City |
3.2 km | 28% | 26% |
| Chandler | 3.4 km | 32% | 74% |
| Manly | 3.8 km | 52% | 2% |
| Wynnum West | 4.6 km | 33% | 5% |
| Belmont | 4.8 km | 22% | 77% |