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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Wakerley properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,384 Wakerley properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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 flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 3,384 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Wakerley; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
157 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- February 2022: 157
Mapped overland flow
189 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 79
- Medium: 50
- High: 40
- Affected: 20
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.
Wakerley at a glance
Schools in and near Wakerley
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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 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 36% 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 526 m² across 3,172 parcels.
Recent development applications in Wakerley
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: 2 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 12 (50% lower in the latest period).
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 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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Wakerley property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Wakerley, the wider statistical area containing Wakerley. 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 32 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.
Wakerley 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 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 3,300 Wakerley 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 Wakerley lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wakerley planning - frequently asked
Is Wakerley flood-prone?
About 36% of Wakerley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 7% of the 3,384 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 151 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Wakerley bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Wakerley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brisbane City average of 27%.
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.
Does Wakerley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wakerley.
Is Wakerley hilly or flat?
Wakerley is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 30 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Wakerley?
Across 3,172 surveyed parcels in Wakerley, the median lot size is about 526 m². There are also 562 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumdale | 1.3 km | 36% | 83% |
| Ransome | 2.1 km | 70% | 78% |
| Manly West | 2.4 km | 19% | 10% |
| Tingalpa | 3.2 km | 57% | 36% |
| Belmont | 3.3 km | 22% | 77% |
| Wynnum West | 3.7 km | 33% | 5% |
| Chandler | 3.9 km | 32% | 74% |
| Lota | 4.2 km | 56% | 15% |
| Manly | 4.5 km | 52% | 2% |
| Thorneside Redland City |
4.7 km | 53% | 11% |