Barellan Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Barellan Point (Ipswich City, QLD) - 3.59 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
3.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barellan Point'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.
Barellan Point 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 534 Barellan Point properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 534 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Barellan Point.
Barellan Point at a glance
How Barellan Point is zoned
Selling in Barellan Point? 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 3.59 km², Barellan Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 91% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 40% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 5,621 m² across 583 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 Barellan Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barellan Point 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 1041, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barellan Point's 1,173 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karalee - Barellan Point, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barellan Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barellan Point itself.
4,018 in 2001 to 7,320 in 2025, up 82%.
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 Barellan Point 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 →Barellan Point planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Barellan Point?
The schematic on this page is a Barellan Point flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 91% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Barellan Point address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Barellan Point flood-prone?
About 91% of Barellan Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 94% of the 534 properties we analysed in Barellan Point carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 232 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 Barellan Point bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 40% of Barellan Point 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 Barellan Point?
The dominant planning zone in Barellan Point is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Limited development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Barellan Point have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Barellan Point. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Barellan Point hilly or flat?
Barellan Point is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 8% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 43 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 Barellan Point?
Across 583 surveyed parcels in Barellan Point, the median lot size is about 5,621 m². There are also 55 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.
What is the population of Barellan Point?
At the 2021 Census Barellan Point had 1,173 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Karalee - Barellan Point statistical area, which contains Barellan Point, went from 4,018 people in 2001 to 7,320 in 2025, up 82%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Barellan Point alone.
Is Barellan Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barellan Point scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 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 Barellan Point?
Median household income in Barellan Point was $2,212 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $398 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,935 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Barellan Point property?
A Barellan Point 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.