Augustine Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Augustine Heights (Ipswich City, QLD) - 5.14 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
5.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Augustine Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Augustine Heights flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 2,147 Augustine Heights properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,147 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Augustine Heights.
Augustine Heights at a glance
How Augustine Heights is zoned
Selling in Augustine Heights? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 5.14 km², Augustine Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 617 m² across 2,130 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Augustine Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Augustine Heights suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1069, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Augustine Heights's 6,088 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Augustine Heights - Brookwater, the wider ABS statistical area containing Augustine Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Augustine Heights itself.
0 in 2001 to 10,178 in 2025.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Augustine Heights address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Augustine Heights planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Augustine Heights?
The schematic on this page is a Augustine Heights flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 32% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Augustine Heights address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Augustine Heights flood-prone?
About 32% of Augustine Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 20% of the 2,147 properties we analysed in Augustine Heights carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 83 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Augustine Heights bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 59% of Augustine Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Augustine Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Augustine Heights is Environmental management, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Note: Refer to Springfield Structure Plan. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Augustine Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Augustine Heights. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Augustine Heights hilly or flat?
Augustine Heights is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 7%, and 9% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 36 m to 95 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Augustine Heights?
Across 2,130 surveyed parcels in Augustine Heights, the median lot size is about 617 m². There are also 142 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Augustine Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Augustine Heights itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Augustine Heights?
At the 2021 Census Augustine Heights had 6,088 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 3.2 people.
Is Augustine Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Augustine Heights scores 1069 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Augustine Heights?
Median household income in Augustine Heights was $2,484 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,158 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Augustine Heights property?
A Augustine Heights planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.