Carole Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Carole Park
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 3.97 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.
Constraint readout
3.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carole Park's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Carole Park properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 114 Carole Park properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 114 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Carole Park.
Carole Park at a glance
Schools in and near Carole Park
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: 0.10 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.76 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 Carole Park is zoned
Selling in Carole Park? 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 3.97 km², Carole Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Medium impact industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 4,757 m² across 254 parcels.
Who lives in Carole Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carole Park suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Carole Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carole Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carole Park itself.
0 in 2001 to 7 in 2025.
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.
Carole Park 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 |
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 Carole Park 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 240 Carole Park 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 Carole Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Carole Park planning - frequently asked
Is Carole Park flood-prone?
About 43% of Carole Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 82% of the 114 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 28 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Carole Park bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Carole Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
What is the zoning in Carole Park?
The dominant planning zone in Carole Park is Medium impact industry, though the suburb also includes Low impact industry and Environmental management.
Does Carole Park have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Carole Park.
Is Carole Park hilly or flat?
Carole Park is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 28 m to 47 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Carole Park?
Across 254 surveyed parcels in Carole Park, the median lot size is about 4,757 m². There are also 70 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camira | 1.8 km | 42% | 60% |
| Ellen Grove Brisbane City |
1.8 km | 18% | 59% |
| Gailes | 2.0 km | 85% | 32% |
| Forest Lake Brisbane City |
3.6 km | 17% | 29% |
| Goodna | 3.8 km | 66% | 34% |
| Wacol Brisbane City |
3.9 km | 63% | 36% |
| Springfield | 4.2 km | 21% | 61% |
| Richlands Brisbane City |
4.4 km | 18% | 3% |
| Bellbird Park | 4.7 km | 24% | 54% |
| Brookwater | 5.1 km | 23% | 64% |