Roadvale flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Roadvale (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 17.49 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Roadvale properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 150 Roadvale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Roadvale flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 150 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Roadvale; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

8.7%

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

  • Defined Flood Event: 13

Source: Scenic Rim 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.

Roadvale at a glance

Parcels 151 Median lot 28,080 m² Mapped easements 16 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Roadvale

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

1

1 school 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: 5.63 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 Roadvale is zoned

Rural 96%
Rural Residential 3%
Community Facilities 0%
Township 0%
Recreation and Open Space 0%

Selling in Roadvale? 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 17.49 km², Roadvale is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 28,080 m² across 151 parcels.

Who lives in Roadvale

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

Population
303
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$1,460
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$205
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,733
per month
Household size
2.7
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 978, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Roadvale's 303 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.4%
5-14 11.9%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 6.1%
25-34 9.0%
35-44 11.9%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 12.8%
65-74 16.7%
75-84 7.7%
85+ 1.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.

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.

Roadvale 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

Profile last materially updated 12 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 Roadvale 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.

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 Roadvale lot.

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Roadvale planning - frequently asked

Is Roadvale flood-prone?

About 4% of Roadvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 9% of the 150 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Roadvale bushfire-prone?

Around 17% of Roadvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.

What is the zoning in Roadvale?

The dominant planning zone in Roadvale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities.

Does Roadvale have heritage-listed places?

Roadvale has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Roadvale hilly or flat?

Roadvale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 104 m to 177 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Roadvale?

Across 151 surveyed parcels in Roadvale, the median lot size is about 28,080 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Roadvale?

At the 2021 Census Roadvale had 303 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Roadvale, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.

Is Roadvale an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Roadvale scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Roadvale?

Median household income in Roadvale was $1,460 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $205 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kulgun 2.4 km 0% 34%
Blantyre 3.4 km 0% 29%
Teviotville 4.1 km 0% 28%
Anthony 4.7 km 0% 35%
Milbong 4.8 km 7% 40%
Obum Obum 5.1 km 0% 26%
Coulson 5.8 km 12% 48%
Hoya 6.4 km <1% 22%
Munbilla 6.5 km 26% 28%
Kents Lagoon 7.8 km 57% 28%

See all Scenic Rim Regional suburb profiles →