Brisbane City Plan 2014 Flood Overlay for Overland Flow

Brisbane City Plan 2014's Flood overlay map for overland flow defines flood planning areas for urban development. The dataset is maintained by Brisbane City Council and was last updated on 2026-06-28. It is part of the council's open data platform and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify properties within overland flow flood planning areas based on the defined map overlay.
• Assess development compliance with Brisbane City Plan 2014 flood regulations.
• Model potential flood inundation risks for urban planning scenarios.
• Inform property buyers and insurers about location-specific flood hazards.

Strengths

• Data is officially maintained and updated by Brisbane City Council, a government authority.
• Specific map reference (OM-006.3) and sub-category (Overland flow flood planning area) are provided for clarity.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, being specific to Brisbane.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council

Collection Method

Likely derived from official urban planning and hydrological studies.

Time Range

Based on the 2014 City Plan, with updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-28 15:22:22.895660; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia