Rochedale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rochedale
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 15.01 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.
Constraint readout
15.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rochedale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Rochedale properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,024 Rochedale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,024 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Rochedale.
Rochedale flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 4,024 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Rochedale; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
62 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 62
Mapped overland flow
529 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 29
- Medium: 136
- High: 136
- Affected: 228
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.
Rochedale at a glance
Schools in and near Rochedale
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 schools providing primary years and 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
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 Rochedale is zoned
Selling in Rochedale? 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 15.01 km², Rochedale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 23% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 65% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Emerging community. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 430 m² across 4,192 parcels.
Recent development applications in Rochedale
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: 17 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 108 (34% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 58
- Reconfiguring a lot: 19
- Building work: 50
- Operational work: 50
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 Rochedale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rochedale 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 1124, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rochedale's 7,633 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rochedale - Burbank, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rochedale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rochedale itself.
3,804 in 2001 to 13,761 in 2025, up 262%.
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.
Rochedale property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Rochedale - Burbank, the wider statistical area containing Rochedale. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 175 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 132 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.
Rochedale 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 Rochedale 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 4,000 Rochedale 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 Rochedale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rochedale planning - frequently asked
Is Rochedale flood-prone?
About 23% of Rochedale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 2% of the 4,024 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 66 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Rochedale bushfire-prone?
Around 65% of Rochedale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Rochedale?
The dominant planning zone in Rochedale is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Special purpose (Utility services).
Does Rochedale have heritage-listed places?
Rochedale has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Rochedale hilly or flat?
Rochedale is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 35 m to 84 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Rochedale?
Across 4,192 surveyed parcels in Rochedale, the median lot size is about 430 m². There are also 556 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Rochedale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Rochedale itself. The suburb is served by 35 bus stops.
What is the population of Rochedale?
At the 2021 Census Rochedale had 7,633 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Rochedale - Burbank statistical area, which contains Rochedale, went from 3,804 people in 2001 to 13,761 in 2025, up 262%.
Is Rochedale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rochedale scores 1124 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rochedale?
Median household income in Rochedale was $2,492 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $600 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wishart | 3.0 km | 28% | 21% |
| Mackenzie | 3.2 km | 13% | 70% |
| Rochedale South Logan City |
3.2 km | 23% | 18% |
| Burbank | 3.5 km | 25% | 88% |
| Eight Mile Plains | 4.0 km | 24% | 22% |
| Underwood Logan City |
4.3 km | 33% | 9% |
| Mansfield | 4.8 km | 29% | 33% |
| Upper Mount Gravatt | 4.8 km | 18% | 22% |
| Kuraby | 5.1 km | 23% | 49% |
| MacGregor | 5.4 km | 24% | 21% |