Upper Kedron flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Kedron
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 8.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
8.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Kedron's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Upper Kedron properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,497 Upper Kedron properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,497 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Upper Kedron.
Upper Kedron flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 2,497 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Upper Kedron; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
74 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 74
Mapped overland flow
493 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 110
- Medium: 135
- High: 229
- Affected: 19
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.
Upper Kedron at a glance
Schools in and near Upper Kedron
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.07 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.57 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 Kedron is zoned
Selling in Upper Kedron? 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 8.68 km², Upper Kedron is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 689 m² across 2,305 parcels.
Recent development applications in Upper Kedron
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: 14 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 26 (15% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Operational work: 22
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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Upper Kedron
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Kedron 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 1120, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Kedron's 5,800 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Kedron. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Kedron itself.
7,082 in 2001 to 12,833 in 2025, up 81%.
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 Kedron property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, the wider statistical area containing Upper Kedron. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 139 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 12 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 Kedron 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 |
| 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 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 Upper Kedron 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 2,400 Upper Kedron 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 Upper Kedron lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Kedron planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Kedron flood-prone?
About 17% of Upper Kedron falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 8% of the 2,497 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 60 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Upper Kedron bushfire-prone?
Around 73% of Upper Kedron is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Upper Kedron?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Kedron is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Conservation (District).
Does Upper Kedron have heritage-listed places?
Upper Kedron has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Upper Kedron hilly or flat?
Upper Kedron is hilly: the median ground slope is about 10%, and 22% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 65 m to 113 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Kedron?
Across 2,305 surveyed parcels in Upper Kedron, the median lot size is about 689 m². There are also 357 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Upper Kedron have a train station?
There is no train station inside Upper Kedron itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Upper Kedron?
At the 2021 Census Upper Kedron had 5,800 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove statistical area, which contains Upper Kedron, went from 7,082 people in 2001 to 12,833 in 2025, up 81%.
Is Upper Kedron an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Kedron scores 1120 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 Kedron?
Median household income in Upper Kedron was $2,980 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $455 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferny Grove | 2.0 km | 21% | 48% |
| Ferny Hills Moreton Bay City |
3.1 km | 11% | 75% |
| Keperra | 3.3 km | 24% | 34% |
| The Gap | 3.7 km | 18% | 60% |
| Arana Hills Moreton Bay City |
4.3 km | 26% | 19% |
| Camp Mountain Moreton Bay City |
4.6 km | 19% | 72% |
| Mitchelton | 5.4 km | 31% | 23% |
| Enoggera | 5.5 km | 20% | 62% |
| Enoggera Reservoir | 5.5 km | 12% | 99% |
| Everton Hills Moreton Bay City |
5.8 km | 22% | 14% |