Wakerley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wakerley (Brisbane City, QLD) - 4.94 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
4.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wakerley'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.
Wakerley 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 3,384 Wakerley properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,384 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wakerley.
Wakerley at a glance
How Wakerley is zoned
Selling in Wakerley? 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 4.94 km², Wakerley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 518 m² across 3,267 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 Wakerley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wakerley 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 Wakerley's 8,718 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wakerley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wakerley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wakerley itself.
1,519 in 2001 to 9,865 in 2025, up 549%.
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 Wakerley 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 →Wakerley planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Wakerley?
The schematic on this page is a Wakerley flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 39% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Wakerley address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Wakerley flood-prone?
About 39% of Wakerley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Brisbane City average of 40%. Looking lot by lot, 7% of the 3,384 properties we analysed in Wakerley carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 137 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 Wakerley bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 37% of Wakerley 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 Wakerley?
The dominant planning zone in Wakerley is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation (District) and Emerging community. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Wakerley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wakerley. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Wakerley hilly or flat?
Wakerley is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 30 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 Wakerley?
Across 3,267 surveyed parcels in Wakerley, the median lot size is about 518 m². There are also 562 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 Wakerley have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wakerley itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Wakerley?
At the 2021 Census Wakerley had 8,718 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Wakerley statistical area, which contains Wakerley, went from 1,519 people in 2001 to 9,865 in 2025, up 549%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Wakerley alone.
Is Wakerley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wakerley scores 1120 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 Wakerley?
Median household income in Wakerley was $2,952 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $510 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,362 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Wakerley property?
A Wakerley 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.