Southern Moreton Bay Islands flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Southern Moreton Bay Islands
(Gold Coast City, QLD) - 83.88 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
83.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Southern Moreton Bay Islands's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Southern Moreton Bay Islands properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 18 Southern Moreton Bay Islands properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 18 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Southern Moreton Bay Islands.
Southern Moreton Bay Islands at a glance
Schools in and near Southern Moreton Bay Islands
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.00 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.18 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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands is zoned
Selling in Southern Moreton Bay Islands? 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 83.88 km², Southern Moreton Bay Islands is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 79,430 m² across 50 parcels.
Recent development applications in Southern Moreton Bay Islands
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public City of Gold Coast register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the period.
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.
Southern Moreton Bay Islands 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands 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 over parts of Southern Moreton Bay Islands. 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 (+$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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Southern Moreton Bay Islands planning - frequently asked
Is Southern Moreton Bay Islands flood-prone?
About 100% of Southern Moreton Bay Islands falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 38%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 18 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 18 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Southern Moreton Bay Islands bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Southern Moreton Bay Islands is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
What is the zoning in Southern Moreton Bay Islands?
The dominant planning zone in Southern Moreton Bay Islands is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Open space.
Does Southern Moreton Bay Islands have heritage-listed places?
Southern Moreton Bay Islands has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Southern Moreton Bay Islands hilly or flat?
Southern Moreton Bay Islands is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly -1 m to 2 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Southern Moreton Bay Islands?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Southern Moreton Bay Islands, the median lot size is about 79,430 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Well | 4.8 km | 84% | 24% |
| South Stradbroke | 6.0 km | 59% | 50% |
| Steiglitz | 7.6 km | 98% | 13% |
| Pimpama | 8.9 km | 53% | 78% |
| Norwell | 9.4 km | 97% | 11% |
| Coomera | 10.3 km | 41% | 72% |
| Hope Island | 10.4 km | 74% | 21% |
| Paradise Point | 10.7 km | 92% | 2% |
| Woongoolba | 11.2 km | Not measured | 16% |
| Russell Island Redland City |
12.4 km | 48% | 39% |