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Wolffdene flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Wolffdene (Logan City, QLD) - 11.15 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wolffdene's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Wolffdene properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 146 Wolffdene properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Wolffdene flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 146 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Wolffdene; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

39.7%

58 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 2017: 56
  • Historic Flood 2022: 56
  • Historic Flood 1974: 53

Mapped overland flow

96.6%

141 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 141

Source: Logan 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.

Wolffdene at a glance

Parcels 128 Median lot 40,390 m² Mapped easements 57 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 76%

Schools in and near Wolffdene

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

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.57 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 1.57 km from the suburb boundary

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 Wolffdene is zoned

Rural 40%
Environmental Management and Conservation 35%
Rural Residential 24%
Recreation and Open Space 0%
Community Facilities 0%

Selling in Wolffdene? 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 11.15 km², Wolffdene is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 40,390 m² across 128 parcels.

Who lives in Wolffdene

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wolffdene suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
266
usual residents, 2021
Median age
50
years
Median household income
$2,015
per week, Logan City suburb typical $1,924
Median rent
$350
per week, Logan City suburb typical $395
Median mortgage
$1,900
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wolffdene's 266 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.9%
5-14 10.3%
15-19 5.0%
20-24 6.5%
25-34 10.7%
35-44 6.9%
45-54 21.0%
55-64 17.9%
65-74 11.8%
75-84 6.9%
85+ 1.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wolffdene. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wolffdene itself.

4,163 in 2001 to 12,765 in 2025, up 207%.

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.

Wolffdene property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub, the wider statistical area containing Wolffdene. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$957,000

Median sale price from 286 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$700,000

Median sale price from 18 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.

Wolffdene data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)

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 Wolffdene 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.

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Wolffdene planning - frequently asked

Is Wolffdene flood-prone?

About 29% of Wolffdene falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Across the suburb, 80% of the 146 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 101 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Wolffdene bushfire-prone?

Around 82% of Wolffdene is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%.

What is the zoning in Wolffdene?

The dominant planning zone in Wolffdene is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Rural Residential.

Does Wolffdene have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Wolffdene.

Is Wolffdene hilly or flat?

Wolffdene is hilly: the median ground slope is about 16%, and 51% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 172 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Wolffdene?

Across 128 surveyed parcels in Wolffdene, the median lot size is about 40,390 m². There are also 57 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Wolffdene?

At the 2021 Census Wolffdene had 266 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Wolffdene - Bahrs Scrub statistical area, which contains Wolffdene, went from 4,163 people in 2001 to 12,765 in 2025, up 207%.

Is Wolffdene an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wolffdene scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wolffdene?

Median household income in Wolffdene was $2,015 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,924 for the typical suburb in Logan City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Belivah 2.7 km 33% 53%
Bannockburn 3.3 km 74% 59%
Luscombe
Gold Coast City
3.5 km 8% 92%
Cedar Creek 4.1 km 29% 94%
Windaroo 4.6 km 73% 5%
Bahrs Scrub 5.1 km 27% 90%
Logan Village 5.5 km 50% 85%
Yatala
Gold Coast City
5.6 km 28% 53%
Buccan 5.7 km 54% 85%
Ormeau Hills
Gold Coast City
6.3 km 6% 87%

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