Vinegar Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Vinegar Hill (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 64.6 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
64.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Vinegar Hill'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.
Vinegar Hill at a glance
How Vinegar Hill is zoned
Selling in Vinegar Hill? 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 64.6 km², Vinegar Hill 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 Conservation. The median lot measures about 168,283 m² across 25 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 Vinegar Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Vinegar Hill 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Vinegar Hill's 57 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Vinegar Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill 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 →Vinegar Hill planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Vinegar Hill?
The schematic on this page is a Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Vinegar Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Vinegar Hill is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Vinegar Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Vinegar Hill. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Vinegar Hill?
Across 25 surveyed parcels in Vinegar Hill, the median lot size is about 168,283 m². There are also 5 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 Vinegar Hill?
At the 2021 Census Vinegar Hill had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Vinegar Hill, 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 Vinegar Hill alone.
Is Vinegar Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Vinegar Hill scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Vinegar Hill?
Median household income in Vinegar Hill was $1,937 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $580 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,059 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Vinegar Hill property?
A Vinegar Hill 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.