Churchill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Churchill
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 1.71 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.
Constraint readout
1.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Churchill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Churchill properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 894 Churchill properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 894 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Churchill.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Churchill
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
100% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Defence Airfields ANEF
Churchill flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 894 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Churchill; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
338 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 338
- Historic Flood 2011: 230
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.
Churchill at a glance
Schools in and near Churchill
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 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: 0.15 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 Churchill is zoned
Selling in Churchill? 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 1.71 km², Churchill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 78% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 34% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 810 m² across 890 parcels.
Who lives in Churchill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Churchill 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 831, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Churchill's 1,842 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Churchill - Yamanto, the wider ABS statistical area containing Churchill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Churchill itself.
5,163 in 2001 to 7,182 in 2025, up 39%.
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.
Churchill property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Churchill - Yamanto, the wider statistical area containing Churchill. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 118 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 10 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.
Churchill 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Churchill 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 Churchill. 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 Churchill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Churchill planning - frequently asked
Is Churchill flood-prone?
About 78% of Churchill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 76% of the 894 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 289 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Churchill bushfire-prone?
Around 34% of Churchill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
Is Churchill affected by aircraft noise?
About 100% of Churchill sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 15 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Churchill?
The dominant planning zone in Churchill is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Recreation and open space.
Does Churchill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Churchill.
Is Churchill hilly or flat?
Churchill is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 16 m to 50 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Churchill?
Across 890 surveyed parcels in Churchill, the median lot size is about 810 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Churchill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Churchill itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Churchill?
At the 2021 Census Churchill had 1,842 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Churchill - Yamanto statistical area, which contains Churchill, went from 5,163 people in 2001 to 7,182 in 2025, up 39%.
Is Churchill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Churchill scores 831 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Churchill?
Median household income in Churchill was $1,174 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 $1,213 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Mile | 0.9 km | 99% | 38% |
| Ipswich | 1.7 km | 60% | 7% |
| West Ipswich | 1.7 km | 84% | 32% |
| Yamanto | 1.8 km | 55% | 34% |
| Leichhardt | 2.0 km | 60% | 25% |
| Raceview | 2.2 km | 64% | 12% |
| Sadliers Crossing | 2.4 km | 57% | 19% |
| Eastern Heights | 2.8 km | 15% | 0% |
| Newtown | 3.2 km | 43% | 0% |
| Coalfalls | 3.3 km | 74% | 27% |