Yeerongpilly flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yeerongpilly
(Brisbane City, QLD) - 1.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yeerongpilly's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Yeerongpilly properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,324 Yeerongpilly properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,324 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Yeerongpilly.
Yeerongpilly flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,324 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Yeerongpilly; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
282 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 273
- January 2011: 217
- February 2022: 171
Mapped overland flow
127 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.
- Low: 39
- Medium: 78
- Affected: 6
Source: Brisbane 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.
Yeerongpilly at a glance
Schools in and near Yeerongpilly
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.26 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.21 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 Yeerongpilly is zoned
Selling in Yeerongpilly? 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 1.92 km², Yeerongpilly is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 81% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Sport and recreation (District). The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 410 m² across 1,215 parcels.
Recent development applications in Yeerongpilly
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Brisbane City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 7 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 8 (188% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Building work: 6
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Yeerongpilly
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yeerongpilly 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 1089, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yeerongpilly's 2,033 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yeronga, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yeerongpilly. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yeerongpilly itself.
7,261 in 2001 to 10,950 in 2025, up 51%.
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.
Yeerongpilly property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Yeronga, the wider statistical area containing Yeerongpilly. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 129 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 126 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.
Yeerongpilly data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Brisbane City Council |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Yeerongpilly 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 1,300 Yeerongpilly addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Yeerongpilly lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Yeerongpilly planning - frequently asked
Is Yeerongpilly flood-prone?
About 81% of Yeerongpilly falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 40%. Across the suburb, 41% of the 1,324 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 99 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Yeerongpilly bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Yeerongpilly and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brisbane City average is 27%).
What is the zoning in Yeerongpilly?
The dominant planning zone in Yeerongpilly is Sport and recreation (District), though the suburb also includes Special purpose (Transport infrastructure) and General industry A.
Does Yeerongpilly have heritage-listed places?
Yeerongpilly has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Yeerongpilly hilly or flat?
Yeerongpilly is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 33 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Yeerongpilly?
Across 1,215 surveyed parcels in Yeerongpilly, the median lot size is about 410 m². There are also 123 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yeerongpilly have a train station?
Yes - Yeerongpilly has 2 train stations: Moorooka station, Yeerongpilly station. It is also served by 20 bus stops.
What is the population of Yeerongpilly?
At the 2021 Census Yeerongpilly had 2,033 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yeronga statistical area, which contains Yeerongpilly, went from 7,261 people in 2001 to 10,950 in 2025, up 51%.
Is Yeerongpilly an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yeerongpilly scores 1089 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yeerongpilly?
Median household income in Yeerongpilly was $2,395 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,122 for the typical suburb in Brisbane City. Median rent was $395 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennyson | 0.9 km | 100% | 11% |
| Moorooka | 1.6 km | 27% | 13% |
| Yeronga | 2.0 km | 74% | <1% |
| Rocklea | 2.2 km | 100% | 8% |
| Sherwood | 2.7 km | 63% | 12% |
| Salisbury | 2.8 km | 30% | 16% |
| Corinda | 2.8 km | 54% | 27% |
| Graceville | 2.9 km | 89% | 0% |
| Annerley | 3.0 km | 15% | <1% |
| Fairfield | 3.1 km | 91% | 0% |