Upper Flagstone flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Flagstone (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 29.79 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
29.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Flagstone'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.
Upper Flagstone at a glance
How Upper Flagstone is zoned
Selling in Upper Flagstone? 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 29.79 km², Upper Flagstone is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 83,829 m² across 113 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 Upper Flagstone
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Flagstone 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 1074, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Flagstone's 191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Flagstone. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Flagstone itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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 Upper Flagstone 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 →Upper Flagstone planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Upper Flagstone?
The schematic on this page is a Upper Flagstone flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Upper Flagstone address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Upper Flagstone flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Upper Flagstone and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Lockyer Valley Regional average is 20%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Upper Flagstone bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of Upper Flagstone is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Upper Flagstone?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Flagstone is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Upper Flagstone have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Flagstone. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Flagstone?
Across 113 surveyed parcels in Upper Flagstone, the median lot size is about 83,829 m². There are also 78 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.
What is the population of Upper Flagstone?
At the 2021 Census Upper Flagstone had 191 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Upper Flagstone, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Flagstone alone.
Is Upper Flagstone an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Flagstone scores 1074 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 Upper Flagstone?
Median household income in Upper Flagstone was $1,895 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Upper Flagstone property?
A Upper Flagstone 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.