Split Yard Creek flood map & planning overlays
Split Yard Creek is the most bushfire-mapped suburb in Somerset Regional, 92.4%.
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A planning-constraint profile of Split Yard Creek
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 22.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
22.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Split Yard Creek'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
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Split Yard Creek
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: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Split Yard Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Split Yard Creek
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.65 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.20 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 Split Yard Creek is zoned
Selling in Split Yard Creek? 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 22.95 km², Split Yard Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 145,208 m² across 52 parcels.
Who lives in Split Yard Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Split Yard Creek 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 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Split Yard Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Split Yard Creek itself.
9,538 in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Split Yard Creek 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 |
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 Split Yard Creek 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 17% of Split Yard Creek. 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 Split Yard Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Split Yard Creek lot.
Split Yard Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Split Yard Creek flood-prone?
About 2% of Split Yard Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%. Published flood models are held over parts of Split Yard Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Split Yard Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Split Yard Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Split Yard Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Split Yard Creek, and over about 71% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Split Yard Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Split Yard Creek is Rural.
Does Split Yard Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Split Yard Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Split Yard Creek?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in Split Yard Creek, the median lot size is about 145,208 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Split Yard Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Split Yard Creek scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| England Creek | 3.2 km | 10% | 92% |
| Wivenhoe Pocket | 7.1 km | 50% | 43% |
| Banks Creek | 7.4 km | 5% | 92% |
| Patrick Estate | 7.8 km | 62% | 35% |
| Wivenhoe Hill | 8.3 km | <1% | 75% |
| Fernvale | 8.5 km | 29% | 55% |
| England Creek Brisbane City |
8.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Banks Creek Brisbane City |
9.6 km | 4% | 100% |
| Vernor | 9.8 km | 17% | 47% |
| Dundas | 11.1 km | Not mapped | 87% |