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Redland Bay flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Redland Bay (Redland City, QLD) - 52.41 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Redland Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Redland Bay properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 8,245 Redland Bay properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Redland Bay flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 8,245 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Redland Bay; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

0.8%

69 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 2017: 69

Source: Redland 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.

Redland Bay at a glance

Parcels 8,436 Median lot 654 m² Mapped easements 567 Bus stops 53 Ferry terminals 2 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 18%

Schools in and near Redland Bay

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

2

2 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.41 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 Redland Bay is zoned

Rural 50%
Conservation 24%
Low Density Residential 11%
Emerging Communities 6%
Recreation and Open Space 5%
Community Facilities 2%

Selling in Redland Bay? 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 52.41 km², Redland Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 654 m² across 8,436 parcels.

Who lives in Redland Bay

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Redland Bay suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
17,056
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$2,046
per week, Redland City suburb typical $1,488
Median rent
$465
per week, Redland City suburb typical $385
Median mortgage
$2,080
per month
Household size
2.8
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1013, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Redland Bay's 17,056 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 14.2%
15-19 6.8%
20-24 5.7%
25-34 10.6%
35-44 12.8%
45-54 14.2%
55-64 12.9%
65-74 10.4%
75-84 5.4%
85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Redland Bay, the wider ABS statistical area containing Redland Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Redland Bay itself.

7,007 in 2001 to 20,283 in 2025, up 189%.

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.

Redland Bay property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Redland Bay, the wider statistical area containing Redland Bay. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,110,000

Median sale price from 384 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$995,000

Median sale price from 49 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.

Redland Bay data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)

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 Redland Bay 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 over parts of Redland Bay. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Redland Bay lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Redland Bay planning - frequently asked

Is Redland Bay flood-prone?

About 25% of Redland Bay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 11% of the 8,245 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 357 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Redland Bay bushfire-prone?

Around 71% of Redland Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Redland City average of 41%.

What is the zoning in Redland Bay?

The dominant planning zone in Redland Bay is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Low Density Residential.

Does Redland Bay have heritage-listed places?

Redland Bay has 9 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Redland Bay hilly or flat?

Redland Bay is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 35 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Redland Bay?

Across 8,436 surveyed parcels in Redland Bay, the median lot size is about 654 m². There are also 567 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Redland Bay have a train station?

There is no train station inside Redland Bay itself. The suburb is served by 53 bus stops and 2 ferry terminals.

What is the population of Redland Bay?

At the 2021 Census Redland Bay had 17,056 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Redland Bay statistical area, which contains Redland Bay, went from 7,007 people in 2001 to 20,283 in 2025, up 189%.

Is Redland Bay an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Redland Bay scores 1013 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Redland Bay?

Median household income in Redland Bay was $2,046 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,488 for the typical suburb in Redland City. Median rent was $465 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,080 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Carbrook
Logan City		 4.0 km 73% 80%
Alberton
Gold Coast City		 6.6 km 91% 39%
Mount Cotton 7.5 km 20% 93%
Cornubia
Logan City		 7.5 km 40% 77%
Victoria Point 7.8 km 30% 28%
Karragarra Island 8.5 km 47% 12%
Macleay Island 8.6 km 34% 22%
Eagleby
Logan City		 8.9 km 77% 27%
Woongoolba
Gold Coast City		 9.0 km Not measured 16%
Russell Island 9.5 km 48% 39%

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