Is Seven Hills flood prone?

6% of mapped properties in Seven Hills fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Seven Hills in a bushfire zone?

2.6% of mapped properties in Seven Hills fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Seven Hills?

Seven Hills is mostly residential (most common zone: LDR - Low density residential).

Which schools is Seven Hills in the catchment for?

Seven Hills falls within these school catchments: Camp Hill SIPS, Cannon Hill SS, Mayfield SS, Seven Hills SS, Balmoral SHS, Coorparoo Secondary College, Whites Hill State College.

What is the cultural makeup of Seven Hills?

At the 2021 Census 19.9% of Seven Hills residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (38.2%), Australian (34.8%), Irish (16.1%).

How much new development is there near Seven Hills?

Brisbane council approved 9,235 new dwellings (2,822 houses, 6,413 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Seven Hills flood & bushfire risk

Of Seven Hills’s 1,594 mapped properties, 6% are in a mapped flood area and 2.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Seven Hills’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Seven Hills address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

Of properties in a flood area

2.6%

Of properties in a bushfire area

1,594

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Seven Hills

Flood and bushfire areas across Seven Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Seven Hills

Seven Hills sits in the Morningside police division, which recorded 4,297 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,297 total. Figures are for the whole Morningside police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Seven Hills

Seven Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential72.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Community15.2% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: CF5 - Education purpose

Environmental6.4% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: CN - Conservation

School catchments in Seven Hills

PrimaryCamp Hill SIPS · Cannon Hill SS · Mayfield SS · Seven Hills SS

JuniorBalmoral SHS · Coorparoo Secondary College · Whites Hill State College

SeniorBalmoral SHS · Coorparoo Secondary College · Whites Hill State College

Seven Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Seven Hills

At the 2021 Census, 19.9% of Seven Hills’s 2,732 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English38.2%

Australian34.8%

Irish16.1%

Scottish10.8%

German5.3%

Italian4.2%

Top countries of birth

England4.8%

New Zealand3.6%

India0.8%

Ireland0.8%

South Africa0.6%

China0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Seven Hills

Brisbane council approved 9,235 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

9,235

Dwellings/yr

2,822

Houses

6,413

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Seven Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Seven Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Morningside · 14.8% flood Norman Park · 29.4% flood Camp Hill · 8.6% flood Cannon Hill · 7.8% flood Hawthorne · 44% flood Coorparoo · 26.6% flood

Other suburbs in Brisbane

Compare Seven Hills with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.