Wacol flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wacol
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 18.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
18.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wacol's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Wacol properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 912 Wacol properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 912 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wacol.
Wacol flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 912 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Wacol; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
221 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 143
- February 2022: 125
- January 2011: 80
Mapped overland flow
235 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 73
- Medium: 100
- High: 27
- Affected: 35
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.
Wacol at a glance
Schools in and near Wacol
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
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: 1.57 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 Wacol is zoned
Selling in Wacol? 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 18.23 km², Wacol is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 63% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Major health care. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 823 m² across 908 parcels.
Recent development applications in Wacol
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: 22 July 2026.
Previous 12 months: 43 (42% lower in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 9
- Building work: 5
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 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Wacol
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wacol suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Age profile
Share of Wacol's 4,253 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wacol, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wacol. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wacol itself.
4,909 in 2001 to 6,975 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Wacol property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Wacol, the wider statistical area containing Wacol. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 31 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.
Wacol 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 12 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 Wacol 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 910 Wacol 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 Wacol lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wacol planning - frequently asked
Is Wacol flood-prone?
About 63% of Wacol falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 40% of the 912 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 132 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Wacol bushfire-prone?
Around 36% of Wacol is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
What is the zoning in Wacol?
The dominant planning zone in Wacol is Major health care, though the suburb also includes Special purpose (Detention facility) and Conservation (District).
Does Wacol have heritage-listed places?
Wacol has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Wacol hilly or flat?
Wacol is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 44 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Wacol?
Across 908 surveyed parcels in Wacol, the median lot size is about 823 m². There are also 231 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wacol have a train station?
Yes - Wacol has 2 train stations: Gailes station, Wacol station. It is also served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Wacol?
At the 2021 Census Wacol had 4,253 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Wacol statistical area, which contains Wacol, went from 4,909 people in 2001 to 6,975 in 2025, up 42%.
What is the median household income in Wacol?
Median household income in Wacol was $1,379 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner | 2.9 km | 76% | 34% |
| Riverhills | 3.0 km | 69% | 22% |
| Gailes Ipswich City |
3.0 km | 85% | 32% |
| Moggill | 3.0 km | 61% | 36% |
| Richlands | 3.4 km | 18% | 3% |
| Goodna Ipswich City |
3.4 km | 66% | 34% |
| Middle Park | 3.5 km | 32% | 4% |
| Jamboree Heights | 3.9 km | 24% | 0% |
| Carole Park Ipswich City |
3.9 km | 43% | 37% |
| Ellen Grove | 4.1 km | 18% | 59% |