Seven Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Seven Hills (Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.58 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
1.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Seven Hills's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Seven Hills flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,396 Seven Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,396 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Seven Hills.
Seven Hills at a glance
How Seven Hills is zoned
Selling in Seven Hills? 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 1.58 km², Seven Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 45% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation (District). The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 603 m² across 1,154 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Seven Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Seven Hills 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 1120, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Seven Hills's 2,732 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Morningside - Seven Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Seven Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Seven Hills itself.
9,335 in 2001 to 16,055 in 2025, up 72%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Seven Hills 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 →Seven Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Seven Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Seven Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 8% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Seven Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Seven Hills flood-prone?
About 8% of Seven Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 4% of the 1,396 properties we analysed in Seven Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 5 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Seven Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 45% of Seven Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Seven Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Seven Hills is Conservation (District), though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Education purposes. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Seven Hills have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Seven Hills. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Seven Hills hilly or flat?
Seven Hills is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 31% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 10 m to 43 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Seven Hills?
Across 1,154 surveyed parcels in Seven Hills, the median lot size is about 603 m². There are also 95 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Seven Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Seven Hills itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Seven Hills?
At the 2021 Census Seven Hills had 2,732 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Morningside - Seven Hills statistical area, which contains Seven Hills, went from 9,335 people in 2001 to 16,055 in 2025, up 72%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Seven Hills alone.
Is Seven Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Seven Hills scores 1120 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Seven Hills?
Median household income in Seven Hills was $2,888 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,700 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Seven Hills property?
A Seven Hills planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.