Stanmore flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stanmore (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 49.92 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
49.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stanmore'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.
Stanmore 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 193 Stanmore properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 193 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Stanmore.
Stanmore at a glance
How Stanmore is zoned
Selling in Stanmore? 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 49.92 km², Stanmore is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 160,631 m² across 194 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 Stanmore
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stanmore 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 951, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stanmore's 454 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stanmore. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stanmore itself.
5,598 in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.
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 Stanmore 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 →Stanmore planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Stanmore?
The schematic on this page is a Stanmore flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 45% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Stanmore address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Stanmore flood-prone?
About 45% of Stanmore falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 80% of the 193 properties we analysed in Stanmore carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 132 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 Stanmore bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 76% of Stanmore is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Stanmore?
The dominant planning zone in Stanmore is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited development and Community facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Stanmore have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stanmore. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Stanmore hilly or flat?
Stanmore is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 4%, and 16% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 116 m to 220 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 Stanmore?
Across 194 surveyed parcels in Stanmore, the median lot size is about 160,631 m². There are also 31 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.
What is the population of Stanmore?
At the 2021 Census Stanmore had 454 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Woodford - D'Aguilar statistical area, which contains Stanmore, went from 5,598 people in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Stanmore alone.
Is Stanmore an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stanmore scores 951 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Stanmore?
Median household income in Stanmore was $1,583 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Stanmore property?
A Stanmore 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.