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Moreton Bay

180,362 residential parcels covering 345.5 km².

Highly restricted land

≈73% of Moreton Bay’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Moreton Bay ranks #5 of 5 councils in Brisbane, and #96 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Moreton Bay. ABS LGA code 35010. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Moreton Bay ranks in Brisbane

Moreton Bay ranks #5 of 5 Brisbane-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Moreton Bay: ≈73% · rank #5 of 5

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Redland≈89%
  2. 2. Brisbane≈86%
  3. 3. Ipswich≈85%
  4. 4. Logan≈80%
  5. 5. Moreton Bay≈73%

Low-density

  1. 1. Brisbane≈79%
  2. 2. Redland≈77%
  3. 3. Ipswich≈76%
  4. 4. Logan≈50%
  5. 5. Moreton Bay≈2%

Heritage

  1. 1. Ipswich≈1%
  2. 2. Brisbane≈1%
  3. 3. Logan≈1%
  4. 4. Moreton Bay≈1%
  5. 5. Redland≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Redland≈89%
  2. 2. Logan≈88%
  3. 3. Brisbane≈87%
  4. 4. Ipswich≈86%
  5. 5. Moreton Bay≈73%

Source: Moreton Bay ranked against other Brisbane-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Moreton Bay

50 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Moreton Bay.

  1. Banksia Beach≈100%
  2. Beachmere≈100%
  3. Bellmere≈100%
  4. Bunya≈100%
  5. Cashmere≈100%
  6. Eatons Hill≈100%
  7. Elimbah≈100%
  8. Kurwongbah≈100%
  9. Moodlu≈100%
  10. Ningi≈100%
  11. Rocksberg≈100%
  12. Upper Caboolture≈100%
  13. Wamuran≈100%
  14. Ferny Hills≈100%
  15. Newport (Qld)≈100%
  16. Bray Park (Qld)≈98%
  17. Dayboro≈96%
  18. Joyner≈95%
  19. Samford Village≈93%
  20. Clontarf (Moreton Bay - Qld)≈87%
  21. Sandstone Point≈86%
  22. Arana Hills≈86%
  23. Warner≈86%
  24. Narangba≈83%
  25. Everton Hills≈82%
  26. Deception Bay≈79%
  27. Albany Creek≈76%
  28. Kippa-Ring≈72%
  29. Bellara≈71%
  30. Petrie≈70%
  31. Burpengary≈69%
  32. Murrumba Downs≈69%
  33. Rothwell≈65%
  34. Bongaree≈64%
  35. Scarborough (Qld)≈64%
  36. Redcliffe (Qld)≈62%
  37. Morayfield≈62%
  38. Burpengary East≈58%
  39. Kallangur≈58%
  40. Lawnton≈56%
  41. Caboolture≈55%
  42. Woorim≈53%
  43. Woody Point≈45%
  44. Strathpine≈45%
  45. Margate (Qld)≈44%
  46. Brendale≈33%
  47. Dakabin≈16%
  48. Mango Hill≈8%
  49. Caboolture South≈7%
  50. Griffin≈3%
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Brisbane context

Moreton Bay ranks #5 of 5 councils in Brisbane for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Redland ≈89%
  2. Logan ≈88%
  3. Brisbane ≈87%
  4. Ipswich ≈86%
  5. Moreton Bay ≈73%
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