Teneriffe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Teneriffe (Brisbane City, QLD) - 0.87 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
0.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Teneriffe'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.
Teneriffe 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 3,714 Teneriffe properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,714 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Teneriffe.
Teneriffe at a glance
How Teneriffe is zoned
Selling in Teneriffe? 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 0.87 km², Teneriffe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 48 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Character residential (Infill housing). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 402 m² across 930 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 Teneriffe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Teneriffe 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 1170, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Teneriffe's 5,520 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Newstead - Bowen Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Teneriffe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Teneriffe itself.
3,736 in 2001 to 21,474 in 2025, up 475%.
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 Teneriffe 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 →Teneriffe planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Teneriffe?
The schematic on this page is a Teneriffe flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 58% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Teneriffe address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Teneriffe flood-prone?
About 58% of Teneriffe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 5% of the 3,714 properties we analysed in Teneriffe carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 34 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 Teneriffe bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Teneriffe and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Teneriffe?
The dominant planning zone in Teneriffe is Character residential (Infill housing), though the suburb also includes Medium density residential and Mixed use (Inner city). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Teneriffe have heritage-listed places?
Teneriffe has 48 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Teneriffe hilly or flat?
Teneriffe is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 8%, and 27% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly -2 m to 31 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 Teneriffe?
Across 930 surveyed parcels in Teneriffe, the median lot size is about 402 m². There are also 217 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 Teneriffe have a train station?
There is no train station inside Teneriffe itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops and 1 ferry terminal.
What is the population of Teneriffe?
At the 2021 Census Teneriffe had 5,520 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Newstead - Bowen Hills statistical area, which contains Teneriffe, went from 3,736 people in 2001 to 21,474 in 2025, up 475%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Teneriffe alone.
Is Teneriffe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Teneriffe scores 1170 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 Teneriffe?
Median household income in Teneriffe was $2,645 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $510 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 Teneriffe property?
A Teneriffe 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.