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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stanmore's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Stanmore properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 193 Stanmore properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Stanmore flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 193 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Stanmore; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

76.2%

147 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 147

Source: Moreton Bay Regional 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.

Stanmore at a glance

Parcels 193 Median lot 160,696 m² Mapped easements 31 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 22%

Schools in and near Stanmore

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 3.81 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.81 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 Stanmore is zoned

Rural 87%
Limited development 11%
Community facilities 2%
Recreation and open space 0%
Environmental management and conservation 0%

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 43% 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 160,696 m² across 193 parcels.

Recent development applications in Stanmore

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

<5

The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.

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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Stanmore

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stanmore suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
454
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,583
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$350
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$1,900
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 951, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Stanmore's 454 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 12.8%
15-19 6.7%
20-24 4.0%
25-34 8.7%
35-44 11.9%
45-54 11.9%
55-64 20.6%
65-74 13.9%
75-84 3.4%
85+ 0.7%

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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Stanmore property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider statistical area containing Stanmore. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,050,000

Median sale price from 192 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.

Stanmore data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional 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 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.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 60 Stanmore 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 Stanmore lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Stanmore planning - frequently asked

Is Stanmore flood-prone?

About 43% of Stanmore falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 80% of the 193 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 132 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Stanmore bushfire-prone?

Around 76% of Stanmore is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

What is the zoning in Stanmore?

The dominant planning zone in Stanmore is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited development and Community facilities.

Does Stanmore have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Stanmore.

Is Stanmore hilly or flat?

Stanmore is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 16% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 116 m to 220 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Stanmore?

Across 193 surveyed parcels in Stanmore, the median lot size is about 160,696 m². There are also 31 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

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%.

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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

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.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Cedarton 2.8 km 47% 50%
Commissioners Flat 5.2 km 38% 83%
Booroobin 6.5 km 13% 85%
Booroobin
Sunshine Coast Regional
7.1 km 3% 66%
Woodford 7.1 km 38% 84%
Bellthorpe 7.2 km 14% 92%
Stony Creek 8.6 km 35% 66%
Peachester
Sunshine Coast Regional
8.9 km 21% 38%
Wootha
Sunshine Coast Regional
10.3 km 14% 38%
Crohamhurst
Sunshine Coast Regional
10.4 km 18% 51%

See all Moreton Bay City suburb profiles →