South Brisbane flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of South Brisbane
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 2.3 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
2.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Brisbane's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across South Brisbane properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 10,381 South Brisbane properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 10,381 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in South Brisbane.
South Brisbane flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 10,381 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across South Brisbane; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
5,249 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 5,056
- January 2011: 3,789
- February 2022: 2,760
Mapped overland flow
4,022 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 873
- Medium: 1,057
- High: 89
- Affected: 2,003
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.
South Brisbane at a glance
Schools in and near South Brisbane
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
3 schools providing primary years and 5 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 South Brisbane is zoned
Selling in South Brisbane? 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 2.3 km², South Brisbane is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 71% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 76 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Priority Development Area - Part 10 of Brisbane City Plan 2014. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 1,101 m² across 10,140 parcels.
Recent development applications in South Brisbane
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: 16 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 49 (114% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 38
- Building work: 22
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 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in South Brisbane
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Brisbane 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 1086, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Brisbane's 14,292 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of South Brisbane, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Brisbane. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Brisbane itself.
2,936 in 2001 to 17,517 in 2025, up 497%.
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.
South Brisbane property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for South Brisbane, the wider statistical area containing South Brisbane. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 559 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.
South Brisbane 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 South Brisbane 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 10,000 South Brisbane 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 South Brisbane lot.
See what's in the $9 report →South Brisbane planning - frequently asked
Is South Brisbane flood-prone?
About 71% of South Brisbane falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 83% of the 10,381 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 39 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is South Brisbane bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers South Brisbane and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in South Brisbane?
The dominant planning zone in South Brisbane is Priority Development Area - Part 10 of Brisbane City Plan 2014, though the suburb also includes Mixed use (Inner city) and Principal centre (City centre).
Does South Brisbane have heritage-listed places?
South Brisbane has 76 heritage-listed places on record.
Is South Brisbane hilly or flat?
South Brisbane is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 12% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 31 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in South Brisbane?
Across 10,140 surveyed parcels in South Brisbane, the median lot size is about 1,101 m². There are also 341 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does South Brisbane have a train station?
Yes - South Brisbane has 2 train stations: South Bank station, South Brisbane station. It is also served by 47 bus stops and 1 ferry terminal.
What is the population of South Brisbane?
At the 2021 Census South Brisbane had 14,292 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider South Brisbane statistical area, which contains South Brisbane, went from 2,936 people in 2001 to 17,517 in 2025, up 497%.
Is South Brisbane an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Brisbane scores 1086 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 South Brisbane?
Median household income in South Brisbane was $1,818 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate Hill | 1.0 km | 21% | 0% |
| Brisbane City | 1.1 km | 64% | 0% |
| West End | 1.4 km | 72% | 0% |
| Kangaroo Point | 1.8 km | 55% | 0% |
| Dutton Park | 1.8 km | 32% | 0% |
| Milton | 1.8 km | 85% | 0% |
| Petrie Terrace | 1.9 km | 16% | 0% |
| Spring Hill | 2.3 km | 13% | 0% |
| Woolloongabba | 2.3 km | 39% | 0% |
| Auchenflower | 2.5 km | 48% | 0% |