Overview

Consultation on the draft Morayfield Neighbourhood Planning Future Directions Report (draft Report) has now closed.

A shared vision for Morayfield

City of Moreton Bay is committed to sustainably managing growth and preserving 75% of the city as rural and natural landscapes, free from urban development. By increasing the supply and diversity of housing in well-serviced neighbourhoods like Morayfield, we can meet the population and housing objectives outlined by the Queensland Government while preserving 75% of the city. This approach is one of Council’s strategies to avoid a reliance on future greenfield expansions to accommodate our projected growth and reduce the impacts that this would have on our natural, scenic, and productive landscapes.

March 2025 update

Between 3 February 2025 and 3 March 2025, we invited community feedback on the draft Report.

Thank you to all community members who participated. A summary of the feedback received will be made available on this web page as soon as its ready.

Next steps

We will review all feedback received during the consultation period as we work toward a final the Future Directions Report. The final draft Report will be presented to Council for consideration in mid 2025.

Once approved by Council, the final Report will inform changes to the local planning rules and other projects and initiatives. This is a statutory process that will include further opportunity for community feedback.

If you would like to see the version of the documents that were made available during consultation you can click the links below:

Project background

The Morayfield Neighbourhood Planning Project

City of Moreton Bay launched the Morayfield Neighbourhood Planning project in April 2022 to address planning challenges and housing supply as our city grows. The Neighbourhood Planning project area is projected to grow by more than 18,000 people by 2046 which will bring the population to 53,545 residents. Through the Neighbourhood Planning project, we are aiming to better guide growth and development to help build on the things that make this neighbourhood unique.

Neighbourhood planning addresses local planning matters that can be changed or improved by regulating new development (typically over a 5 to 10-plus year timeframe). Growth in existing neighbourhoods is inevitable but it needs to be done in consultation with the Morayfield community to better accommodate growth and create better places to live. That’s why we engaged locals to help us better understand what they love about their area and what should be improved.

For more information about neighbourhood planning refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.

Alignment with ShapingSEQ

City of Moreton Bay is required to plan for an additional 308,300 people in 125,800 extra homes by 2046 under ShapingSEQ. This is the Queensland Government’s plan to manage South East Queensland’s future growth and respond to current housing pressures. For the Morayfield Neighbourhood Planning project area (map on right) that equates to more than 18,000 people by 2046.

ShapingSEQ identifies Caboolture/ Morayfield as a ‘Principal Regional Activity Centre’. This means the area is highly accessible and has key services like a train and bus station, shopping, business, community and cultural facilities. By 2046, Morayfield is expected to become more compact, mixed-use, and lively, offering a greater supply and variety of housing with improved urban amenity.

What you told us in earlier phases

We started the project by asking the community what they love about the Morayfield area and what Council should focus on as the area grows and develops.

Between Tuesday 19 April and Monday 30 May 2022, people who live, work or visit the area were invited to participate by:

  • completing the community survey
  • dropping a pin on an interactive map
  • attending a pop-up display
  • nominating to be part of the Community Reference Group (CRG).

Please refer to our Engagement No. 1 Summary to find out what we heard through the survey, interactive map and pop-up displays during this period.

The next phase of the project involved four meetings with members of the CRG between September and November 2022. For more information about the members, download the CRG member profile.

The CRG’s local knowledge and input was used alongside Engagement No. 1 Summary to develop a draft vision for the area and draft strategies to help us get there.

More detail on the discussions and key outcomes of the CRG is available in the meeting notes:

Using community feedback and CRG member input, we developed the draft Future Directions Report. Between 3 February and 3 March 2025, we sought feedback on the draft Report from CRG members and community.

A Community Engagement Summary outlining how we engaged and what we heard during this consultation on the draft Report is currently being prepared and will be made available on this webpage as soon as its ready.

We recognise and thank the CRG members for the valuable contribution they have provided to the neighbourhood planning process.

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