Camira flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Camira (Ipswich City, QLD) - 8.02 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
8.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Camira'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.
Camira 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 2,629 Camira properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,629 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Camira.
Camira at a glance
How Camira is zoned
Selling in Camira? 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 8.02 km², Camira is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 849 m² across 2,770 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 Camira
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Camira 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 967, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Camira's 7,415 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Camira - Gailes, the wider ABS statistical area containing Camira. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Camira itself.
8,929 in 2001 to 9,794 in 2025, up 10%.
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 Camira 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 →Camira planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Camira?
The schematic on this page is a Camira flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 42% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Camira address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Camira flood-prone?
About 42% of Camira falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 65% of the 2,629 properties we analysed in Camira carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 254 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Camira bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 60% of Camira 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 Camira?
The dominant planning zone in Camira is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Environmental management. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Camira have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Camira. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Camira hilly or flat?
Camira is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%, and 2% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 22 m to 71 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 Camira?
Across 2,770 surveyed parcels in Camira, the median lot size is about 849 m². There are also 160 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 Camira have a train station?
There is no train station inside Camira itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Camira?
At the 2021 Census Camira had 7,415 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Camira - Gailes statistical area, which contains Camira, went from 8,929 people in 2001 to 9,794 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Camira alone.
Is Camira an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Camira scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Camira?
Median household income in Camira was $1,927 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,645 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Camira property?
A Camira 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.