Calvert flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Calvert (Ipswich City, QLD) - 44.17 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.

Planning schematicCalvert

Constraint readout

44.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 29%

below council avg (44%) · #49 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 64%

1.3× council avg (51%) · #26 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Environmental44%

1.6× council avg (28%) · #18 of 82 in council

Heritage sites 0 Noise corridor 8% Mostly Rural Flood 49th most affected of 82 → Bushfire 26th most affected of 82 →

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Calvert properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 201 Calvert properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

201

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

67%

134 of 201 properties

Median ground slope

largely flat, measured 50 m around each address · 5% of points 15%+

Ground level

55–138 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 201 properties

No mapped risk 67 Very Low 5Low 16Medium 4High 109

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Calvert.

Calvert flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 201 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Calvert; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

63.2%

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

Historic Flood 2011: 127

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.

Calvert at a glance

Parcels 237 Median lot 106,765 m² Mapped easements 30 Bus stops 2 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Calvert

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: 1.77 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 4.64 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 Calvert is zoned

Rural 98%

Conservation 2%

Special purpose 0%

Township 0%

Selling in Calvert? 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 44.17 km², Calvert is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 106,765 m² across 237 parcels.

Who lives in Calvert

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

Population

374

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,765

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643

Median rent

$300

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$2,111

per month

Household size

2.8

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Calvert's 374 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.9%

5-14 13.5%

15-19 7.5%

20-24 7.5%

25-34 10.9%

35-44 9.9%

45-54 16.6%

55-64 13.2%

65-74 14.3%

75-84 3.6%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

10,905 in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.

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.

Calvert property market snapshot

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

House sales

$840,000

Median sale price from 315 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$752,500

Median sale price from 13 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.

Calvert 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 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 Calvert 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 Calvert. 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 Calvert lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Calvert planning - frequently asked

Is Calvert flood-prone?

About 29% of Calvert falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 67% of the 201 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 109 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Calvert bushfire-prone?

Around 64% of Calvert is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

What is the zoning in Calvert?

The dominant planning zone in Calvert is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Special purpose.

Does Calvert have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Calvert.

Is Calvert hilly or flat?

Calvert is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 55 m to 138 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Calvert?

Across 237 surveyed parcels in Calvert, the median lot size is about 106,765 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Calvert have a train station?

There is no train station inside Calvert itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Calvert?

At the 2021 Census Calvert had 374 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Rosewood statistical area, which contains Calvert, went from 10,905 people in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.

Is Calvert an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Calvert scores 955 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 Calvert?

Median household income in Calvert was $1,765 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 $2,111 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Lanefield	4.2 km	43%	27%
Lower Mount Walker	5.6 km	26%	34%
Ashwell	6.0 km	5%	37%
The Bluff	6.1 km	0%	96%
Grandchester	6.6 km	14%	90%
Woolshed	7.9 km	6%	96%
Lower Mount Walker Scenic Rim Regional	8.3 km	11%	28%
Rosewood	8.4 km	64%	40%
Summerholm Lockyer Valley Regional	8.4 km	0%	75%
Tallegalla	9.4 km	7%	63%

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