Brisbane Airport Noise Exposure Forecast Contours

Brisbane City Council's City Plan 2014 includes an Airport Environs Overlay with Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) contour sub-categories. The dataset defines five noise level zones, from ANEF 20-25 to ANEF 40-45, for planning and development regulation around the airport. It is derived from data licensed by Brisbane Airport Corporation and was last updated by the Council in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Model residential development suitability by analyzing zoning restrictions within specific ANEF contour sub-categories.
• Assess long-term community noise exposure by mapping the spatial distribution of the five ANEF contour bands.
• Integrate ANEF 20-25 to ANEF 40-45 contours with property data to evaluate planning permit requirements under the Airport Environs Overlay.

Strengths

• Data is officially maintained and updated by Brisbane City Council as part of the City Plan 2014.
• Provides five distinct Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (ANEF) contour sub-categories for granular analysis.
• Linked to a reference dataset for cross-referencing within the Council's open data platform.

Limitations

• No quantitative row count, column schema, or sample data is provided, limiting understanding of data structure.
• Primary format listed is HTML, which is not ideal for direct programmatic analysis or GIS applications.
• Use is explicitly restricted to purposes associated with planning and development in Brisbane.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council, derived from data created or owned by Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC).

Collection Method

Created as a feature class for the Airport Environs Overlay map (OM-001.7) within the statutory City Plan 2014.

Time Range

Based on the City Plan 2014, with updates; specific temporal coverage of the noise data is null.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-25.

Geography

Brisbane, Australia, specifically environs of the Brisbane airport.