Stones Corner flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stones Corner
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 0.6 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stones Corner's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Stones Corner properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,962 Stones Corner properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,962 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Stones Corner.
Stones Corner flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,962 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Stones Corner; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
406 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 397
- February 2022: 276
- January 2011: 253
Mapped overland flow
334 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 118
- Medium: 91
- High: 11
- Affected: 114
Source: Brisbane 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.
Stones Corner at a glance
Schools in and near Stones Corner
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.06 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.11 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 Stones Corner is zoned
Selling in Stones Corner? 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 0.6 km², Stones Corner is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 610 m² across 1,829 parcels.
Recent development applications in Stones Corner
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 30 June 2026.
Previous 12 months: 15 (33% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Building work: 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 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Stones Corner
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stones Corner 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 1077, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stones Corner's 2,336 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Greenslopes, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stones Corner. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stones Corner itself.
7,493 in 2001 to 11,607 in 2025, up 55%.
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.
Stones Corner property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Greenslopes, the wider statistical area containing Stones Corner. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 78 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 183 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.
Stones Corner 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Stones Corner 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 1,900 Stones Corner 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 Stones Corner lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stones Corner planning - frequently asked
Is Stones Corner flood-prone?
About 76% of Stones Corner falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 54% of the 1,962 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 444 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Stones Corner bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Stones Corner and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in Stones Corner?
The dominant planning zone in Stones Corner is Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix), though the suburb also includes District centre (Corridor) and High density residential (Up to 8 storeys).
Does Stones Corner have heritage-listed places?
Stones Corner has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Stones Corner hilly or flat?
Stones Corner is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 16 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Stones Corner?
Across 1,829 surveyed parcels in Stones Corner, the median lot size is about 610 m². There are also 69 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Stones Corner have a train station?
There is no train station inside Stones Corner itself. The suburb is served by 19 bus stops.
What is the population of Stones Corner?
At the 2021 Census Stones Corner had 2,336 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Greenslopes statistical area, which contains Stones Corner, went from 7,493 people in 2001 to 11,607 in 2025, up 55%.
Is Stones Corner an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stones Corner scores 1077 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stones Corner?
Median household income in Stones Corner was $1,854 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolloongabba | 1.0 km | 39% | 0% |
| Coorparoo | 1.3 km | 35% | 4% |
| Greenslopes | 1.3 km | 25% | 13% |
| East Brisbane | 1.7 km | 48% | 0% |
| Annerley | 2.1 km | 15% | <1% |
| Dutton Park | 2.1 km | 32% | 0% |
| Fairfield | 2.4 km | 91% | 0% |
| Norman Park | 2.6 km | 47% | 1% |
| Kangaroo Point | 2.9 km | 55% | 0% |
| Camp Hill | 3.0 km | 14% | 22% |