Robertson flood map & planning overlays
72.4% under the dwelling house character overlay, the most in Brisbane City. Character is the brand.
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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 7 November 2026.
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. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Robertson properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,965 analysed Robertson properties; no individual property result is identified.
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
Suburb-wide totals across 1,965 analysed properties; 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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Robertson
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 4 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Robertson at a glance
Schools in and near Robertson
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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 3% 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: 15 October 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 8 November 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| 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 7 November 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Robertson. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Robertson lot.
Robertson planning - frequently asked
Is Robertson flood-prone?
About 3% of Robertson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,965 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,900 Robertson addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Robertson bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Robertson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Robertson under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Robertson, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 10 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
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 | 12% | 21% |
| Sunnybank | 1.7 km | 14% | 7% |
| Nathan | 1.9 km | 4% | 94% |
| Coopers Plains | 2.0 km | 46% | 8% |
| Upper Mount Gravatt | 2.5 km | 7% | 22% |
| Sunnybank Hills | 3.2 km | 6% | 9% |
| Salisbury | 3.3 km | 16% | 16% |
| Mount Gravatt | 3.3 km | 4% | 65% |
| Eight Mile Plains | 3.5 km | 16% | 22% |
| Acacia Ridge | 4.1 km | 22% | 3% |