Upper Mount Gravatt flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Mount Gravatt (Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.26 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
4.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Mount Gravatt'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 Mount Gravatt 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 5,552 Upper Mount Gravatt properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 5,552 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Upper Mount Gravatt.
Upper Mount Gravatt at a glance
How Upper Mount Gravatt is zoned
Selling in Upper Mount Gravatt? 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 4.26 km², Upper Mount Gravatt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 606 m² across 3,503 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 Mount Gravatt
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Mount Gravatt 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 1018, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Mount Gravatt's 10,800 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Upper Mount Gravatt, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Mount Gravatt. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Mount Gravatt itself.
7,515 in 2001 to 12,276 in 2025, up 63%.
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 Mount Gravatt 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 Mount Gravatt planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Upper Mount Gravatt?
The schematic on this page is a Upper Mount Gravatt flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 10% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Upper Mount Gravatt address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Upper Mount Gravatt flood-prone?
About 10% of Upper Mount Gravatt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 2% of the 5,552 properties we analysed in Upper Mount Gravatt carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 64 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 Upper Mount Gravatt bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 22% of Upper Mount Gravatt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Upper Mount Gravatt?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Mount Gravatt is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Principal centre (Regional centre) and Medium density residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Upper Mount Gravatt have heritage-listed places?
Upper Mount Gravatt has 4 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 Upper Mount Gravatt hilly or flat?
Upper Mount Gravatt is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 4% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 37 m to 96 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 Upper Mount Gravatt?
Across 3,503 surveyed parcels in Upper Mount Gravatt, the median lot size is about 606 m². There are also 261 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 Upper Mount Gravatt have a train station?
There is no train station inside Upper Mount Gravatt itself. The suburb is served by 82 bus stops.
What is the population of Upper Mount Gravatt?
At the 2021 Census Upper Mount Gravatt had 10,800 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Upper Mount Gravatt statistical area, which contains Upper Mount Gravatt, went from 7,515 people in 2001 to 12,276 in 2025, up 63%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Mount Gravatt alone.
Is Upper Mount Gravatt an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Mount Gravatt scores 1018 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Mount Gravatt?
Median household income in Upper Mount Gravatt was $1,657 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,954 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Upper Mount Gravatt property?
A Upper Mount Gravatt 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.