Bundamba flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Bundamba (Ipswich City, QLD) - 10.98 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Bundamba properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,596 Bundamba properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Bundamba flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 3,596 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Bundamba; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

19.9%

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

  • Historic Flood 1974: 716
  • Historic Flood 2011: 596

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.

Bundamba at a glance

Parcels 3,603 Median lot 643 m² Mapped easements 539 Train Bundamba station Bus stops 30 Schools in suburb 3

Schools in and near Bundamba

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

3

1 school 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 Bundamba is zoned

Low density residential 28%
Environmental management 18%
Limited development 15%
Low impact industry 11%
Medium impact industry 9%
Recreation and open space 5%

Selling in Bundamba? 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 10.98 km², Bundamba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 643 m² across 3,603 parcels.

Who lives in Bundamba

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

Population
6,542
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$1,383
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643
Median rent
$300
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,300
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 891, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bundamba's 6,542 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.2%
5-14 14.1%
15-19 6.0%
20-24 6.7%
25-34 16.0%
35-44 13.2%
45-54 12.4%
55-64 11.3%
65-74 8.8%
75-84 4.0%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,332 in 2001 to 10,405 in 2025, up 42%.

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.

Bundamba property market snapshot

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

House sales

$737,500

Median sale price from 182 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$628,500

Median sale price from 108 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.

Bundamba 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 Bundamba 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 over parts of Bundamba. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Bundamba lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Bundamba planning - frequently asked

Is Bundamba flood-prone?

About 76% of Bundamba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 64% of the 3,596 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 697 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Bundamba bushfire-prone?

Around 31% of Bundamba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

What is the zoning in Bundamba?

The dominant planning zone in Bundamba is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Limited development.

Does Bundamba have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Bundamba.

Is Bundamba hilly or flat?

Bundamba is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 70 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Bundamba?

Across 3,603 surveyed parcels in Bundamba, the median lot size is about 643 m². There are also 539 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Bundamba have a train station?

Yes - Bundamba has 1 train station: Bundamba station. It is also served by 30 bus stops.

What is the population of Bundamba?

At the 2021 Census Bundamba had 6,542 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Bundamba statistical area, which contains Bundamba, went from 7,332 people in 2001 to 10,405 in 2025, up 42%.

Is Bundamba an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bundamba scores 891 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bundamba?

Median household income in Bundamba was $1,383 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 $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ebbw Vale 1.4 km 8% 76%
Booval 2.2 km 70% 0%
Dinmore 2.3 km 64% 35%
North Booval 2.4 km 100% 25%
New Chum 2.7 km 26% 100%
Moores Pocket 2.9 km 100% 9%
Silkstone 3.1 km 40% 9%
Blackstone 3.1 km 45% 84%
North Tivoli 3.5 km 94% 85%
East Ipswich 3.5 km 94% <1%

See all Ipswich City suburb profiles →