Stapylton flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 2,071 m², mostly zoned Medium Impact Industry, with 55.4% bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Stapylton
(Gold Coast City, QLD) - 15.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
15.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stapylton'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
How common is mapped flood risk across Stapylton properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 669 analysed Stapylton properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 669 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Stapylton.
Has Stapylton flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Stapylton: 90 of the 669 properties we analysed (13.5%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 90). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 669 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
90 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 90
Source: Gold Coast 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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Stapylton
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: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Stapylton at a glance
Schools in and near Stapylton
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: 1.18 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.82 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 Stapylton is zoned
Selling in Stapylton? 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 15.05 km², Stapylton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 55% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Medium impact industry. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 2,097 m² across 706 parcels.
Recent development applications in Stapylton
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
Latest included submission: 6 November 2026.
Previous 12 months: 66 (3% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 5
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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Stapylton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stapylton 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 917, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stapylton's 430 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stapylton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stapylton itself.
1,302 in 2001 to 12,022 in 2025, up 823%.
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.
Stapylton 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
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 Stapylton 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 100% of Stapylton. 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 Stapylton. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$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 Stapylton lot.
Stapylton planning - frequently asked
Is Stapylton flood-prone?
About 33% of Stapylton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%. Across the suburb, 42% of the 669 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 225 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Stapylton; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Stapylton flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Stapylton: 90 of the 669 properties we analysed (13.5%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 90). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Stapylton bushfire-prone?
Around 55% of Stapylton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
Is Stapylton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Stapylton, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 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 Stapylton?
The dominant planning zone in Stapylton is Medium impact industry, though the suburb also includes Rural and High impact industry.
Does Stapylton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stapylton.
Is Stapylton hilly or flat?
Stapylton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 35 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Stapylton?
Across 706 surveyed parcels in Stapylton, the median lot size is about 2,097 m². There are also 195 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Stapylton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Stapylton itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Stapylton?
At the 2021 Census Stapylton had 430 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Ormeau (East) - Stapylton statistical area, which contains Stapylton, went from 1,302 people in 2001 to 12,022 in 2025, up 823%.
Is Stapylton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stapylton scores 917 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stapylton?
Median household income in Stapylton was $1,073 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,308 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilberton | 3.0 km | 98% | 16% |
| Alberton | 3.5 km | 86% | 39% |
| Yatala | 3.5 km | 28% | 53% |
| Mount Warren Park Logan City |
4.1 km | 55% | 20% |
| Eagleby Logan City |
4.4 km | 77% | 27% |
| Ormeau | 4.6 km | 19% | 40% |
| Windaroo Logan City |
5.5 km | 73% | 5% |
| Beenleigh Logan City |
5.6 km | 56% | 21% |
| Woongoolba | 5.8 km | Not measured | 16% |
| Bannockburn Logan City |
6.1 km | 74% | 59% |