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.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Barellan Point properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 534 Barellan Point properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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 flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 534 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Barellan Point; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
314 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 314
- Historic Flood 2011: 252
Source: Ipswich City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Barellan Point at a glance
Schools in and near Barellan Point
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.90 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.12 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
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 5,649 m² across 540 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Barellan Point property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Karalee - Barellan Point, the wider statistical area containing Barellan Point. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 133 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
Barellan Point data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 380 Barellan Point addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Barellan Point lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Barellan Point planning - frequently asked
Is Barellan Point flood-prone?
About 91% of Barellan Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 94% of the 534 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 232 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Barellan Point bushfire-prone?
Around 40% of Barellan Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
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.
Does Barellan Point have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Barellan Point.
Is Barellan Point hilly or flat?
Barellan Point is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 8% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 43 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Barellan Point?
Across 540 surveyed parcels in Barellan Point, the median lot size is about 5,649 m². There are also 55 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karalee | 2.3 km | 83% | 52% |
| Riverview | 2.4 km | 87% | 50% |
| Dinmore | 3.0 km | 64% | 35% |
| Karana Downs Brisbane City |
3.8 km | 43% | 69% |
| Anstead Brisbane City |
4.3 km | 31% | 81% |
| Redbank | 4.4 km | 88% | 60% |
| Bellbowrie Brisbane City |
4.5 km | 48% | 44% |
| Ebbw Vale | 4.5 km | 8% | 76% |
| Moggill Brisbane City |
4.5 km | 61% | 36% |
| Bundamba | 4.9 km | 76% | 31% |