Brassall flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Brassall (Ipswich City, QLD) - 8.2 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Brassall's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Brassall properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 5,193 Brassall properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Brassall

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

50%

50% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 15

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Defence Airfields ANEF

Brassall flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 5,193 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Brassall; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

14.5%

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

  • Historic Flood 1974: 755
  • Historic Flood 2011: 316

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.

Brassall at a glance

Parcels 5,173 Median lot 673 m² Mapped easements 448 Bus stops 33 Schools in suburb 4

Schools in and near Brassall

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 Brassall is zoned

Low density residential 62%
Environmental management 16%
Recreation and open space 5%
Community facilities 4%
Conservation 4%
Medium density residential 3%

Selling in Brassall? 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 8.2 km², Brassall is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 40% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 673 m² across 5,173 parcels.

Who lives in Brassall

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

Population
12,115
usual residents, 2021
Median age
34
years
Median household income
$1,408
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643
Median rent
$310
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,500
per month
Household size
2.5
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 908, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Brassall's 12,115 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.6%
5-14 15.0%
15-19 6.9%
20-24 7.3%
25-34 14.9%
35-44 12.0%
45-54 11.7%
55-64 10.1%
65-74 8.0%
75-84 5.6%
85+ 1.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,399 in 2001 to 13,196 in 2025, up 106%.

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.

Brassall property market snapshot

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

House sales

$796,500

Median sale price from 243 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$612,000

Median sale price from 57 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.

Brassall 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)Inside a held contourthe 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 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 Brassall address

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Brassall planning - frequently asked

Is Brassall flood-prone?

About 60% of Brassall falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 73% of the 5,193 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1009 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Brassall bushfire-prone?

Around 40% of Brassall is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

Is Brassall affected by aircraft noise?

About 50% of Brassall sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 15 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

What is the zoning in Brassall?

The dominant planning zone in Brassall is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Recreation and open space.

Does Brassall have heritage-listed places?

Brassall has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Brassall hilly or flat?

Brassall is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 18 m to 72 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Brassall?

Across 5,173 surveyed parcels in Brassall, the median lot size is about 673 m². There are also 448 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Brassall have a train station?

There is no train station inside Brassall itself. The suburb is served by 33 bus stops.

What is the population of Brassall?

At the 2021 Census Brassall had 12,115 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Brassall statistical area, which contains Brassall, went from 6,399 people in 2001 to 13,196 in 2025, up 106%.

Is Brassall an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brassall scores 908 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Brassall?

Median household income in Brassall was $1,408 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Coalfalls 1.8 km 74% 27%
Woodend 2.2 km 80% 13%
North Ipswich 2.3 km 60% 20%
Muirlea 2.5 km 36% 97%
Sadliers Crossing 2.6 km 57% 19%
Wulkuraka 2.9 km 76% 60%
Karrabin 3.3 km 44% 91%
Blacksoil 3.4 km 9% 72%
West Ipswich 3.4 km 84% 32%
Basin Pocket 3.5 km 100% 0%

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