Queensland (Brisbane) Residential

What is CR zoning in Queensland (Brisbane)?

CR in Queensland (Brisbane) is the General residential zone. It is a residential zone under the state planning scheme. In plain terms: detached houses and large-lot living on the suburban or town edge.

What can you build on CR?

CR is a residential zone, so it broadly supports residential land uses. The exact permitted, permissible and prohibited uses — and the development standards (height, floor space, lot size) — are set by the local environmental plan or planning scheme that applies to the parcel, and they vary council by council. Always confirm the controls against the current instrument before relying on them.

CR equivalents in other states

Every Australian jurisdiction writes its own zoning vocabulary, so the same planning intent wears a different code over each border. Queensland (Brisbane) CR sits in the residential - low density family; these are the closest codes elsewhere.

New South Wales
R1R2R5
Victoria
NRZLDRZ
South Australia
GNSNHNENRuNRuL
Western Australia
ResidentialSpecial residentialRural residential
Tasmania
8910
Australian Capital Territory
RZ1RZ2

See the full cross-state mapping, family by family, on the zone equivalence page.

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