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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Stretton properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,824 Stretton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Stretton flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 1,824 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Stretton; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

0.8%

14 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • February 2022: 14

Mapped overland flow

10.5%

191 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 53
  • Medium: 79
  • High: 35
  • Affected: 24

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.

Stretton at a glance

Parcels 1,730 Median lot 735 m² Mapped easements 183 Bus stops 15 Schools in suburb 3 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Stretton

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

3

1 school providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Stretton is zoned

Low density residential 41%
Conservation (Metropolitan) 32%
Conservation (Local) 18%
Emerging community 4%
Open space (Local) 4%
Conservation 0%

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 25% 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 735 m² across 1,730 parcels.

Recent development applications in Stretton

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

9

Latest included submission: 13 July 2026.

Previous 12 months: 5 (80% higher in the latest period).

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 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Stretton

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

Population
4,686
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$2,144
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $2,122
Median rent
$550
per week, Brisbane City suburb typical $410
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
3.4
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1075, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Stretton's 4,686 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 14.4%
15-19 6.9%
20-24 6.7%
25-34 12.2%
35-44 13.8%
45-54 12.4%
55-64 13.9%
65-74 9.8%
75-84 3.3%
85+ 1.0%

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

Stretton property market snapshot

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

House sales

$1,420,000

Median sale price from 182 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$781,000

Median sale price from 188 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.

Stretton 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 totalsBrisbane City 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 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.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 1,800 Stretton 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 Stretton lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Stretton planning - frequently asked

Is Stretton flood-prone?

About 25% of Stretton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 4% of the 1,824 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 32 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Stretton bushfire-prone?

Around 66% of Stretton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.

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).

Does Stretton have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Stretton.

Is Stretton hilly or flat?

Stretton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 35 m to 93 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Stretton?

Across 1,730 surveyed parcels in Stretton, the median lot size is about 735 m². There are also 183 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

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%.

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

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.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Karawatha 1.7 km 37% 93%
Calamvale 2.2 km 23% 21%
Drewvale 2.7 km 29% 76%
Runcorn 3.3 km 23% 27%
Kuraby 3.4 km 23% 49%
Woodridge
Logan City
3.6 km 24% 13%
Algester 3.8 km 17% 21%
Sunnybank Hills 3.9 km 15% 9%
Berrinba
Logan City
4.0 km 56% 61%
Parkinson 4.3 km 18% 55%

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