Deebing Heights flood map & planning overlays
A median age of 29, joint 5th-youngest in Ipswich City, on compact 448 m² lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Deebing Heights
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 10.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
10.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Deebing Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Deebing Heights properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,257 analysed Deebing Heights properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,257 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Deebing Heights.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Deebing Heights
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
48% 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
- Ipswich City Council ANEF
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Deebing Heights at a glance
Schools in and near Deebing Heights
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 3.25 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 Deebing Heights is zoned
Selling in Deebing Heights? 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 10.48 km², Deebing Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Note: Refer to Ripley Valley Urban Development Area Development Scheme. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 448 m² across 2,573 parcels.
Who lives in Deebing Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Deebing Heights 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 1037, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Deebing Heights's 3,960 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ripley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Deebing Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Deebing Heights itself.
1,938 in 2001 to 23,459 in 2025, up 1110%.
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.
Deebing Heights property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ripley, the wider statistical area containing Deebing Heights. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 709 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 15 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.
Deebing Heights 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| 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 7 November 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 Deebing Heights 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 82% of Deebing Heights. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Deebing Heights. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Deebing Heights lot.
Deebing Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Deebing Heights flood-prone?
About 15% of Deebing Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 9% of the 2,257 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 72 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Deebing Heights; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Deebing Heights bushfire-prone?
Around 84% of Deebing Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is Deebing Heights affected by aircraft noise?
About 48% of Deebing Heights sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - 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.
Is Deebing Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 82% of Deebing Heights, and over about 93% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Deebing Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Deebing Heights is Note: Refer to Ripley Valley Urban Development Area Development Scheme, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Conservation.
Does Deebing Heights have heritage-listed places?
Deebing Heights has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Deebing Heights hilly or flat?
Deebing Heights is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 39 m to 96 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Deebing Heights?
Across 2,573 surveyed parcels in Deebing Heights, the median lot size is about 448 m². There are also 249 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Deebing Heights?
At the 2021 Census Deebing Heights had 3,960 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Ripley statistical area, which contains Deebing Heights, went from 1,938 people in 2001 to 23,459 in 2025, up 1110%.
Is Deebing Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Deebing Heights scores 1037 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Deebing Heights?
Median household income in Deebing Heights was $2,225 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 2.2 km | 18% | 76% |
| Flinders View | 4.1 km | 37% | 51% |
| Yamanto | 4.3 km | 55% | 34% |
| Purga | 4.7 km | 58% | 36% |
| Goolman | 5.3 km | 1% | 91% |
| Raceview | 5.3 km | 64% | 12% |
| Churchill | 5.6 km | 78% | 34% |
| One Mile | 5.9 km | 99% | 38% |
| Swanbank | 6.2 km | 24% | 64% |
| Eastern Heights | 6.7 km | 15% | 0% |