Wallaces Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wallaces Creek (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 12.1 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
12.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wallaces Creek'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.
Wallaces Creek 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 53 Wallaces Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 53 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wallaces Creek.
Wallaces Creek at a glance
How Wallaces Creek is zoned
Selling in Wallaces Creek? 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 12.1 km², Wallaces Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 65% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 166,867 m² across 54 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 Wallaces Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wallaces Creek 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 978, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wallaces Creek's 74 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wallaces Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wallaces Creek itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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 Wallaces Creek 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 →Wallaces Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Wallaces Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Wallaces Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 5% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Wallaces Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Wallaces Creek flood-prone?
About 5% of Wallaces Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 11% of the 53 properties we analysed in Wallaces Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 4 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 Wallaces Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 65% of Wallaces Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Wallaces Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Wallaces Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Recreation and Open Space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Wallaces Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wallaces Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Wallaces Creek hilly or flat?
Wallaces Creek is hilly: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 21% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 106 m to 293 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 Wallaces Creek?
Across 54 surveyed parcels in Wallaces Creek, the median lot size is about 166,867 m². There are also 3 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 Wallaces Creek?
At the 2021 Census Wallaces Creek had 74 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Wallaces Creek, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Wallaces Creek alone.
Is Wallaces Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wallaces Creek scores 978 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 Wallaces Creek?
Median household income in Wallaces Creek was $2,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,084 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Wallaces Creek property?
A Wallaces Creek 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.