Upper Brookfield flood map & planning overlays
A 34.4% median lot slope, 2nd-steepest in Brisbane City. Driveways here are a workout.
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A planning-constraint profile of Upper Brookfield
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 36.54 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
36.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Brookfield'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 Upper Brookfield properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 389 analysed Upper Brookfield properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 389 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Upper Brookfield.
Has Upper Brookfield flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Upper Brookfield: 40 of the 389 properties we analysed (10.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 40). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 389 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
40 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 40
Mapped overland flow
350 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 14
- Medium: 35
- High: 301
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 Upper Brookfield
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 31 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
Upper Brookfield at a glance
Schools in and near Upper Brookfield
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 4.24 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 Upper Brookfield is zoned
Selling in Upper Brookfield? 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 36.54 km², Upper Brookfield is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 41,294 m² across 399 parcels.
Recent development applications in Upper Brookfield
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.
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 6 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Upper Brookfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Brookfield 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 1122, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Brookfield's 857 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Brookfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Brookfield itself.
6,687 in 2001 to 7,202 in 2025, up 8%.
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.
Upper Brookfield property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, the wider statistical area containing Upper Brookfield. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 105 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 10 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.
Upper Brookfield 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 5 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 Upper Brookfield 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 77% of Upper Brookfield. 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 380 Upper Brookfield 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 Upper Brookfield lot.
Upper Brookfield planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Brookfield flood-prone?
About 6% of Upper Brookfield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%. Across the suburb, 12% of the 389 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 32 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 380 Upper Brookfield addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Upper Brookfield flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Upper Brookfield: 40 of the 389 properties we analysed (10.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (February 2022: 40). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Upper Brookfield bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Upper Brookfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
Is Upper Brookfield under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 77% of Upper Brookfield, and over about 96% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 31 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 39 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 Upper Brookfield?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Brookfield is Environmental management, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural.
Does Upper Brookfield have heritage-listed places?
Upper Brookfield has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Upper Brookfield hilly or flat?
Upper Brookfield is steep: the median ground slope is about 34%, and 91% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 55 m to 267 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Brookfield?
Across 399 surveyed parcels in Upper Brookfield, the median lot size is about 41,294 m². There are also 245 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Upper Brookfield?
At the 2021 Census Upper Brookfield had 857 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Brookfield - Kenmore Hills statistical area, which contains Upper Brookfield, went from 6,687 people in 2001 to 7,202 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Upper Brookfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Brookfield scores 1122 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 Upper Brookfield?
Median household income in Upper Brookfield was $2,908 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $463 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enoggera Reservoir | 5.3 km | 8% | 99% |
| Brookfield | 6.7 km | 12% | 76% |
| Lake Manchester | 6.8 km | 10% | 98% |
| Pullenvale | 7.0 km | 12% | 82% |
| Jollys Lookout Moreton Bay City |
7.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Anstead | 7.6 km | 23% | 81% |
| Karana Downs | 8.0 km | 36% | 69% |
| Mount Crosby | 8.3 km | 24% | 92% |
| Wights Mountain Moreton Bay City |
8.5 km | 16% | 34% |
| Kenmore Hills | 8.8 km | 12% | 87% |