White Patch flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of White Patch (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 2.64 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
2.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to White Patch'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.
White Patch 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 116 White Patch properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 116 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in White Patch.
White Patch at a glance
How White Patch is zoned
Selling in White Patch? 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 2.64 km², White Patch is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 2,024 m² across 120 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 White Patch
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the White Patch 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 1003, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of White Patch's 150 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bribie Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing White Patch. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than White Patch itself.
14,609 in 2001 to 22,215 in 2025, up 52%.
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 White Patch 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 →White Patch planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of White Patch?
The schematic on this page is a White Patch flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 25% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any White Patch address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is White Patch flood-prone?
About 25% of White Patch falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 14% of the 116 properties we analysed in White Patch carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 15 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 White Patch bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 52% of White Patch is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in White Patch?
The dominant planning zone in White Patch is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes General residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does White Patch have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within White Patch. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is White Patch hilly or flat?
White Patch is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 6 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 White Patch?
Across 120 surveyed parcels in White Patch, the median lot size is about 2,024 m².
What is the population of White Patch?
At the 2021 Census White Patch had 150 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bribie Island statistical area, which contains White Patch, went from 14,609 people in 2001 to 22,215 in 2025, up 52%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than White Patch alone.
Is White Patch an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), White Patch scores 1003 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 White Patch?
Median household income in White Patch was $1,774 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $475 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,975 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a White Patch property?
A White Patch 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.