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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
11.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wolffdene'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.
Wolffdene 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 146 Wolffdene properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 146 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wolffdene.
Wolffdene at a glance
How Wolffdene is zoned
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. 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 Wolffdene
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wolffdene 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wolffdene's 266 residents in each ABS age band.
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: 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Wolffdene planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Wolffdene?
The schematic on this page is a Wolffdene flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 29% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Wolffdene address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Wolffdene flood-prone?
About 29% of Wolffdene falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Logan City average of 51%. Looking lot by lot, 80% of the 146 properties we analysed in Wolffdene carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 101 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 Wolffdene bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 82% of Wolffdene is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Logan City average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Wolffdene have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wolffdene. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Wolffdene hilly or flat?
Wolffdene is hilly: the median lot slope is about 16%, and 51% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 172 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 Wolffdene?
Across 128 surveyed parcels in Wolffdene, the median lot size is about 40,390 m². There are also 56 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 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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Wolffdene alone.
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 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 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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Wolffdene property?
A Wolffdene 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.