Stapylton flood map & planning overlays
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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
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. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Stapylton 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 669 Stapylton properties.
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.
Stapylton at a glance
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 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Medium impact industry. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 1,714 m² across 674 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 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: 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 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 →Stapylton planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Stapylton?
The schematic on this page is a Stapylton flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 50% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Stapylton address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Stapylton flood-prone?
About 50% of Stapylton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 41% of the 669 properties we analysed in Stapylton carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 219 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 Stapylton bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 51% of Stapylton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 48%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Stapylton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stapylton. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Stapylton hilly or flat?
Stapylton is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 4% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 35 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 Stapylton?
Across 674 surveyed parcels in Stapylton, the median lot size is about 1,714 m². There are also 166 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.
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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Stapylton alone.
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 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 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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Stapylton property?
A Stapylton 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.