Wights Mountain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wights Mountain (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 9.11 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
9.11 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wights Mountain'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.
Wights Mountain 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 322 Wights Mountain properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 322 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wights Mountain.
Wights Mountain at a glance
How Wights Mountain is zoned
Selling in Wights Mountain? 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 9.11 km², Wights Mountain is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 34% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 20,004 m² across 316 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 Wights Mountain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wights Mountain 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 1122, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wights Mountain's 767 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Samford Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wights Mountain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wights Mountain itself.
8,561 in 2001 to 13,239 in 2025, up 55%.
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 Wights Mountain 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 →Wights Mountain planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Wights Mountain?
The schematic on this page is a Wights Mountain flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 16% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Wights Mountain address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Wights Mountain flood-prone?
About 16% of Wights Mountain falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 32% of the 322 properties we analysed in Wights Mountain carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 90 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 Wights Mountain bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 34% of Wights Mountain 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 Wights Mountain?
The dominant planning zone in Wights Mountain is Rural residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Recreation and open space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Wights Mountain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wights Mountain. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Wights Mountain hilly or flat?
Wights Mountain is hilly: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 20% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 74 m to 149 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 Wights Mountain?
Across 316 surveyed parcels in Wights Mountain, the median lot size is about 20,004 m². There are also 78 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 Wights Mountain?
At the 2021 Census Wights Mountain had 767 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Samford Valley statistical area, which contains Wights Mountain, went from 8,561 people in 2001 to 13,239 in 2025, up 55%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Wights Mountain alone.
Is Wights Mountain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wights Mountain scores 1122 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 Wights Mountain?
Median household income in Wights Mountain was $3,091 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,507 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Wights Mountain property?
A Wights Mountain 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.