Taringa flood map & planning overlays
A 13.8% median lot slope and 61.5% under the dwelling house character overlay. Character homes on the hills.
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A planning-constraint profile of Taringa
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 2.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
2.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Taringa'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 Taringa properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 5,219 analysed Taringa properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 5,219 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Taringa.
Has Taringa flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Taringa: 823 of the 5,219 properties we analysed (15.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 819, January 2011: 620, February 2022: 523). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 5,219 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
823 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 819
- January 2011: 620
- February 2022: 523
Mapped overland flow
1,195 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 252
- Medium: 620
- High: 9
- Affected: 314
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Taringa
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 3 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.
Taringa at a glance
Schools in and near Taringa
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: 0.23 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.14 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 Taringa is zoned
Selling in Taringa? 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 2.12 km², Taringa is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low-medium density residential (3 or 4 storey mix). The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 517 m² across 5,247 parcels.
Recent development applications in Taringa
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: 26 October 2026.
Previous 12 months: 22 (59% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 13
- Building work: 20
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 Taringa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Taringa 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 1093, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Taringa's 8,732 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Taringa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Taringa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Taringa itself.
6,742 in 2001 to 10,156 in 2025, up 51%.
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.
Taringa property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Taringa, the wider statistical area containing Taringa. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 54 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 206 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.
Taringa 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 |
| 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 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 Taringa 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 Taringa. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 5,200 Taringa 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 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 Taringa lot.
Taringa planning - frequently asked
Is Taringa flood-prone?
About 20% of Taringa falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 27% of the 5,219 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 336 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 5,200 Taringa addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Taringa flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Taringa: 823 of the 5,219 properties we analysed (15.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 819, January 2011: 620, February 2022: 523). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Taringa bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Taringa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Taringa under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Taringa, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 34 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 Taringa?
The dominant planning zone in Taringa is Low-medium density residential (3 or 4 storey mix), though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Character residential (Character).
Does Taringa have heritage-listed places?
Taringa has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Taringa hilly or flat?
Taringa is hilly: the median ground slope is about 14%, and 42% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 55 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Taringa?
Across 5,247 surveyed parcels in Taringa, the median lot size is about 517 m². There are also 407 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Taringa have a train station?
Yes - Taringa has 1 train station: Taringa station. It is also served by 65 bus stops.
What is the population of Taringa?
At the 2021 Census Taringa had 8,732 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Taringa statistical area, which contains Taringa, went from 6,742 people in 2001 to 10,156 in 2025, up 51%.
Is Taringa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Taringa scores 1093 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 Taringa?
Median household income in Taringa was $1,902 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $385 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indooroopilly | 1.3 km | 49% | 40% |
| Toowong | 1.8 km | 23% | 35% |
| Chelmer | 2.1 km | 81% | <1% |
| St Lucia | 2.2 km | 55% | 13% |
| West End | 2.5 km | 65% | 0% |
| Auchenflower | 2.5 km | 38% | 0% |
| Graceville | 3.0 km | 71% | 0% |
| Yeronga | 3.3 km | 58% | <1% |
| Highgate Hill | 3.3 km | 16% | 0% |
| Milton | 3.5 km | 69% | 0% |