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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.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Camira properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,629 Camira properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Camira flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 2,629 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Camira; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

3.3%

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

  • Historic Flood 1974: 83
  • Historic Flood 2011: 62

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.

Camira at a glance

Parcels 2,773 Median lot 850 m² Mapped easements 165 Bus stops 21 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Camira

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.59 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 Camira is zoned

Low density residential 63%
Conservation 19%
Environmental management 15%
Recreation and open space 2%
Community facilities 1%
Low-medium density residential 0%

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 850 m² across 2,773 parcels.

Who lives in Camira

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

Population
7,415
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,927
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643
Median rent
$350
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,645
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 967, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Camira's 7,415 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.1%
5-14 13.5%
15-19 6.5%
20-24 5.9%
25-34 12.6%
35-44 13.6%
45-54 14.0%
55-64 13.9%
65-74 9.1%
75-84 4.0%
85+ 0.7%

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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Camira property market snapshot

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

House sales

$905,000

Median sale price from 160 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$669,000

Median sale price from 14 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.

Camira 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 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 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.

Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 1,900 Camira addresses (+$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 Camira lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Camira planning - frequently asked

Is Camira flood-prone?

About 42% of Camira falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 65% of the 2,629 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 255 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Camira bushfire-prone?

Around 60% of Camira is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

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.

Does Camira have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Camira.

Is Camira hilly or flat?

Camira is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 22 m to 71 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Camira?

Across 2,773 surveyed parcels in Camira, the median lot size is about 850 m². There are also 165 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

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%.

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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

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.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Carole Park 1.8 km 43% 37%
Springfield 2.4 km 21% 61%
Gailes 2.5 km 85% 32%
Brookwater 3.3 km 23% 64%
Bellbird Park 3.3 km 24% 54%
Ellen Grove
Brisbane City		 3.5 km 18% 59%
Goodna 3.8 km 66% 34%
Augustine Heights 4.8 km 23% 59%
Forest Lake
Brisbane City		 4.9 km 17% 29%
Springfield Central 5.2 km 28% 71%

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