Robertson flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Robertson
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.68 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
1.68 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Robertson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Robertson properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,965 Robertson properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,965 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Robertson.
Robertson flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,965 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Robertson; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Mapped overland flow
126 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 55
- Medium: 38
- High: 12
- Affected: 21
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.
Robertson at a glance
Schools in and near Robertson
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 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: 0.45 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 Robertson is zoned
Selling in Robertson? 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 1.68 km², Robertson is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 646 m² across 1,694 parcels.
Recent development applications in Robertson
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
Latest included submission: 8 September 2026.
Common application types
- Reconfiguring a lot: 6
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 Robertson
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Robertson 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 1021, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Robertson's 4,749 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Robertson, the wider ABS statistical area containing Robertson. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Robertson itself.
4,588 in 2001 to 5,745 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
Robertson property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Robertson, the wider statistical area containing Robertson. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 46 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.
Robertson 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 Robertson 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 1,900 Robertson 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 Robertson lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Robertson planning - frequently asked
Is Robertson flood-prone?
About 13% of Robertson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,965 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Robertson bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Robertson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Robertson?
The dominant planning zone in Robertson is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Education purposes.
Does Robertson have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Robertson.
Is Robertson hilly or flat?
Robertson is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 34 m to 81 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Robertson?
Across 1,694 surveyed parcels in Robertson, the median lot size is about 646 m². There are also 114 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Robertson have a train station?
There is no train station inside Robertson itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Robertson?
At the 2021 Census Robertson had 4,749 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Robertson statistical area, which contains Robertson, went from 4,588 people in 2001 to 5,745 in 2025, up 25%.
Is Robertson an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Robertson scores 1021 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 Robertson?
Median household income in Robertson was $1,676 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacGregor | 1.5 km | 24% | 21% |
| Sunnybank | 1.7 km | 26% | 7% |
| Nathan | 1.9 km | 13% | 94% |
| Coopers Plains | 2.0 km | 58% | 8% |
| Upper Mount Gravatt | 2.5 km | 18% | 22% |
| Sunnybank Hills | 3.2 km | 15% | 9% |
| Salisbury | 3.3 km | 30% | 16% |
| Mount Gravatt | 3.3 km | 13% | 65% |
| Eight Mile Plains | 3.5 km | 24% | 22% |
| Acacia Ridge | 4.1 km | 40% | 3% |