Russell Island flood map & planning overlays
Russell Island is 48% flood-mapped, 2nd in Redland City, on 579 m² lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Russell Island
(Redland City, QLD) - 30.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
30.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Russell Island'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 Russell Island properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 11,278 analysed Russell Island properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 11,278 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Russell Island.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Russell Island
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Russell Island at a glance
Schools in and near Russell Island
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: 8.85 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Russell Island address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Russell Island is zoned
Selling in Russell Island? 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 30.23 km², Russell Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 579 m² across 11,357 parcels.
Who lives in Russell Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Russell Island 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 797, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Russell Island's 3,698 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Moreton Bay Islands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Russell Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Russell Island itself.
3,857 in 2001 to 10,466 in 2025, up 171%.
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.
Russell Island property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Southern Moreton Bay Islands, the wider statistical area containing Russell Island. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 644 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.
Russell Island 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) |
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 Russell Island 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 Russell Island. 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 over parts of Russell Island. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Russell Island lot.
Russell Island planning - frequently asked
Is Russell Island flood-prone?
About 48% of Russell Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%. Across the suburb, 37% of the 11,278 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1364 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Russell Island; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Russell Island bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Russell Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Redland City average of 41%.
Is Russell Island under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Russell Island, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 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 Russell Island?
The dominant planning zone in Russell Island is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Character Residential and Rural.
Does Russell Island have heritage-listed places?
Russell Island has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Russell Island hilly or flat?
Russell Island is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 0 m to 34 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Russell Island?
Across 11,357 surveyed parcels in Russell Island, the median lot size is about 579 m². There are also 88 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Russell Island have a train station?
There is no train station inside Russell Island itself. The suburb is served by 1 ferry terminal.
What is the population of Russell Island?
At the 2021 Census Russell Island had 3,698 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Southern Moreton Bay Islands statistical area, which contains Russell Island, went from 3,857 people in 2001 to 10,466 in 2025, up 171%.
Is Russell Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Russell Island scores 797 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Russell Island?
Median household income in Russell Island was $756 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,488 for the typical suburb in Redland City. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karragarra Island | 3.9 km | 47% | 12% |
| Lamb Island | 5.6 km | 34% | 17% |
| Macleay Island | 8.0 km | 34% | 22% |
| Steiglitz Gold Coast City |
8.4 km | 98% | 13% |
| Redland Bay | 9.5 km | 25% | 71% |
| Woongoolba Gold Coast City |
9.8 km | Not measured | 16% |
| Alberton Gold Coast City |
11.9 km | 86% | 39% |
| Jacobs Well Gold Coast City |
12.3 km | 82% | 24% |
| Southern Moreton Bay Islands Gold Coast City |
12.4 km | Not measured | 16% |
| Carbrook Logan City |
12.4 km | 73% | 80% |