Stretton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stretton (Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.46 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
4.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stretton'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.
Stretton 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 1,824 Stretton properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,824 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Stretton.
Stretton at a glance
How Stretton is zoned
Selling in Stretton? 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 4.46 km², Stretton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 733 m² across 1,707 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 Stretton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stretton 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 1075, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stretton's 4,686 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Calamvale - Stretton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stretton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stretton itself.
13,102 in 2001 to 25,416 in 2025, up 94%.
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 Stretton 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 →Stretton planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Stretton?
The schematic on this page is a Stretton flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 22% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Stretton address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Stretton flood-prone?
About 22% of Stretton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 4% of the 1,824 properties we analysed in Stretton carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 32 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 Stretton bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 66% of Stretton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Stretton?
The dominant planning zone in Stretton is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation (Metropolitan) and Conservation (Local). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Stretton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stretton. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Stretton hilly or flat?
Stretton is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 2% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 35 m to 93 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 Stretton?
Across 1,707 surveyed parcels in Stretton, the median lot size is about 733 m². There are also 183 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 Stretton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Stretton itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Stretton?
At the 2021 Census Stretton had 4,686 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 3.4 people. The wider Calamvale - Stretton statistical area, which contains Stretton, went from 13,102 people in 2001 to 25,416 in 2025, up 94%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Stretton alone.
Is Stretton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stretton scores 1075 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Stretton?
Median household income in Stretton was $2,144 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Stretton property?
A Stretton 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.