Interment or purchase a grave site or niche

With limited space available in several cemeteries, Council has placed some restrictions on burials in the city.

To be eligible to purchase a site or for interment of a grave site, a person must meet one of the following criteria:

  1. Be a current resident of the city
  2. Have a continuing family residence in the city (to first cousin)
  3. Past resident of the region, having lived in the region for a minimum of seven years
  4. Have a first-degree kinship with a person already interred in a cemetery.

These restrictions do not apply to ashes placements, except in a gravesite, or to trust-run cemeteries located at Mount Mee, Woodford and Upper Caboolture.

Cemeteries at Lawnton and Caboolture have no space available for new graves, but existing graves can be reopened with approval from the burial rights holder.

View the Moreton Bay cemeteries policy.

Purchasing a site or niche

It is generally recommended that grave sites or niches be purchased. By purchasing a grave site or niche you can choose a location that you prefer, such as close to the grave of another family member. Graves can also be purchased immediately prior to a burial, but in this case, no choice of location is available. Most graves can accommodate three burials and several sets of ashes.

If you would like to purchase a grave or niche, contact Council to obtain a list of available sites.

To purchase a site, download and complete the Application for purchase of a site(PDF, 738KB).

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