Blacksoil flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Blacksoil (Ipswich City, QLD) - 1.85 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
1.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Blacksoil'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.
Blacksoil 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 62 Blacksoil properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 62 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Blacksoil.
Blacksoil at a glance
How Blacksoil is zoned
Selling in Blacksoil? 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 1.85 km², Blacksoil is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 8,116 m² across 64 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 Blacksoil
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Blacksoil 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 1035, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Blacksoil's 106 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Leichhardt - One Mile, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blacksoil. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blacksoil itself.
5,539 in 2001 to 8,911 in 2025, up 61%.
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 Blacksoil 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 →Blacksoil planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Blacksoil?
The schematic on this page is a Blacksoil flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 9% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Blacksoil address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Blacksoil flood-prone?
About 9% of Blacksoil falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 10% of the 62 properties we analysed in Blacksoil carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Blacksoil bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 72% of Blacksoil 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 Blacksoil?
The dominant planning zone in Blacksoil is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Environmental management. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Blacksoil have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Blacksoil. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Blacksoil hilly or flat?
Blacksoil is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 36 m to 62 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 Blacksoil?
Across 64 surveyed parcels in Blacksoil, the median lot size is about 8,116 m². There are also 4 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 Blacksoil have a train station?
There is no train station inside Blacksoil itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Blacksoil?
At the 2021 Census Blacksoil had 106 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Leichhardt - One Mile statistical area, which contains Blacksoil, went from 5,539 people in 2001 to 8,911 in 2025, up 61%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Blacksoil alone.
Is Blacksoil an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blacksoil scores 1035 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 Blacksoil?
Median household income in Blacksoil was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Blacksoil property?
A Blacksoil 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.