Redcliffe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Redcliffe
(Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 4.19 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.19 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Redcliffe's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Redcliffe properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 6,679 Redcliffe properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 6,679 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Redcliffe.
Redcliffe flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 6,679 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Redcliffe; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Mapped overland flow
803 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 803
Source: Moreton Bay Regional 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.
Redcliffe at a glance
Schools in and near Redcliffe
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 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.10 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 Redcliffe is zoned
Selling in Redcliffe? 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 4.19 km², Redcliffe is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 18 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 607 m² across 6,272 parcels.
Recent development applications in Redcliffe
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 22 August 2026.
Previous 12 months: 35 (17% higher in the latest 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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Redcliffe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Redcliffe 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 924, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Redcliffe's 10,460 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Redcliffe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Redcliffe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Redcliffe itself.
8,248 in 2001 to 11,134 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Redcliffe property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Redcliffe, the wider statistical area containing Redcliffe. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 167 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 176 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.
Redcliffe 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 | Moreton Bay Regional 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 Redcliffe 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 1,000 Redcliffe 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 Redcliffe lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Redcliffe planning - frequently asked
Is Redcliffe flood-prone?
About 29% of Redcliffe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 23% of the 6,679 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1060 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Redcliffe bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Redcliffe and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Moreton Bay City average is 59%).
What is the zoning in Redcliffe?
The dominant planning zone in Redcliffe is General residential, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Centre.
Does Redcliffe have heritage-listed places?
Redcliffe has 18 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Redcliffe hilly or flat?
Redcliffe is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 21 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Redcliffe?
Across 6,272 surveyed parcels in Redcliffe, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 249 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Redcliffe have a train station?
There is no train station inside Redcliffe itself. The suburb is served by 59 bus stops.
What is the population of Redcliffe?
At the 2021 Census Redcliffe had 10,460 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Redcliffe statistical area, which contains Redcliffe, went from 8,248 people in 2001 to 11,134 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Redcliffe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Redcliffe scores 924 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Redcliffe?
Median household income in Redcliffe was $1,114 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $335 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,610 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margate | 1.9 km | 21% | 0% |
| Kippa-Ring | 2.4 km | 58% | 19% |
| Scarborough | 2.5 km | 46% | 0% |
| Newport | 2.6 km | 100% | 8% |
| Woody Point | 3.3 km | 42% | 0% |
| Clontarf | 3.4 km | 72% | 16% |
| Rothwell | 5.5 km | 80% | 30% |
| Mango Hill | 6.4 km | 72% | 41% |
| Griffin | 8.0 km | 87% | 38% |
| Brighton Brisbane City |
9.1 km | 62% | 16% |