Brisbane Acid Sulfate Soil Overlay Categories

Brisbane City Council's 2014 City Plan includes a spatial overlay map for potential and actual acid sulfate soils. The dataset categorizes land into three sub-categories based on elevation relative to Australian Height Datum. It is maintained by Brisbane City Council and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the distribution of the Potential and actual acid sulfate soils sub-category across Brisbane.
• Identify land parcels within the Land at or below 5m AHD sub-category for environmental risk assessment.
• Compare soil conditions between the Land above 5m AHD and below 20m AHD sub-category and lower elevation zones.
• Integrate overlay sub-category data with property planning applications to assess development constraints.

Strengths

• Data is directly from the authoritative Brisbane City Plan 2014, maintained by Brisbane City Council.
• Categorizes soil data into three distinct sub-categories for structured analysis.
• Last update recorded in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific technical details on soil measurements or sampling methods are not provided in the description.
• The dataset scope is limited to the geographic area of Brisbane City Council.

Provenance

Source

Brisbane City Council open data portal (data.brisbane.qld.gov.au).

Collection Method

Feature class shown on the Potential and actual acid sulfate soils overlay map (OM-016.1) of the City Plan.

Time Range

Based on Brisbane City Plan 2014, with ongoing amendments.

Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.