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Bellbird Park flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Bellbird Park (Ipswich City, QLD) - 6.48 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bellbird Park's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Bellbird Park properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,869 Bellbird Park properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Bellbird Park flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 3,869 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Bellbird Park; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

0.8%

30 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 1974: 29
  • Historic Flood 2011: 19

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.

Bellbird Park at a glance

Parcels 3,783 Median lot 600 m² Mapped easements 429 Bus stops 13 Schools in suburb 4

Schools in and near Bellbird Park

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

4

2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Bellbird Park is zoned

Low density residential 65%
Environmental management 16%
Low-medium density residential 7%
Medium density residential 5%
Community facilities 4%
Recreation and open space 2%

Selling in Bellbird Park? 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 6.48 km², Bellbird Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 600 m² across 3,783 parcels.

Who lives in Bellbird Park

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bellbird Park suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
9,191
usual residents, 2021
Median age
31
years
Median household income
$1,746
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643
Median rent
$340
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,700
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bellbird Park's 9,191 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.2%
5-14 17.1%
15-19 6.1%
20-24 6.5%
25-34 18.0%
35-44 16.0%
45-54 10.3%
55-64 8.5%
65-74 5.6%
75-84 2.4%
85+ 0.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bellbird Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bellbird Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bellbird Park itself.

4,103 in 2001 to 10,949 in 2025, up 167%.

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.

Bellbird Park property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Bellbird Park, the wider statistical area containing Bellbird Park. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$860,000

Median sale price from 206 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$675,000

Median sale price from 31 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.

Bellbird Park data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)

Profile last materially updated 19 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 Bellbird Park 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 900 Bellbird Park 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 Bellbird Park lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Bellbird Park planning - frequently asked

Is Bellbird Park flood-prone?

About 24% of Bellbird Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 18% of the 3,869 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 185 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Bellbird Park bushfire-prone?

Around 54% of Bellbird Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

What is the zoning in Bellbird Park?

The dominant planning zone in Bellbird Park is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Low-medium density residential.

Does Bellbird Park have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Bellbird Park.

Is Bellbird Park hilly or flat?

Bellbird Park is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 7% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 28 m to 78 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Bellbird Park?

Across 3,783 surveyed parcels in Bellbird Park, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 429 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Bellbird Park have a train station?

There is no train station inside Bellbird Park itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.

What is the population of Bellbird Park?

At the 2021 Census Bellbird Park had 9,191 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Bellbird Park statistical area, which contains Bellbird Park, went from 4,103 people in 2001 to 10,949 in 2025, up 167%.

Is Bellbird Park an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bellbird Park scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bellbird Park?

Median household income in Bellbird Park was $1,746 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Brookwater 2.3 km 23% 64%
Augustine Heights 2.5 km 23% 59%
Springfield 3.3 km 21% 61%
Camira 3.3 km 42% 60%
Goodna 3.4 km 66% 34%
Collingwood Park 3.5 km 56% 56%
Redbank Plains 3.6 km 18% 43%
Gailes 3.7 km 85% 32%
Redbank 4.2 km 88% 60%
Carole Park 4.7 km 43% 37%

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