Ebbw Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ebbw Vale
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 1.35 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
1.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ebbw Vale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Ebbw Vale properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 309 Ebbw Vale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 309 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ebbw Vale.
Ebbw Vale at a glance
Schools in and near Ebbw Vale
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: 1.48 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.65 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 Ebbw Vale is zoned
Selling in Ebbw Vale? 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 1.35 km², Ebbw Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 654 m² across 306 parcels.
Who lives in Ebbw Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ebbw Vale 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 906, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ebbw Vale's 540 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundamba, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ebbw Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ebbw Vale itself.
7,332 in 2001 to 10,405 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Ebbw Vale property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Bundamba, the wider statistical area containing Ebbw Vale. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 182 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 108 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.
Ebbw Vale 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 |
| 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 Ebbw Vale 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 Ebbw Vale. 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 Ebbw Vale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ebbw Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Ebbw Vale flood-prone?
About 8% of Ebbw Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 14% of the 309 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Ebbw Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Ebbw Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
What is the zoning in Ebbw Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Ebbw Vale is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Character residential.
Does Ebbw Vale have heritage-listed places?
Ebbw Vale has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Ebbw Vale hilly or flat?
Ebbw Vale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 31 m to 72 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ebbw Vale?
Across 306 surveyed parcels in Ebbw Vale, the median lot size is about 654 m². There are also 50 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Ebbw Vale have a train station?
Yes - Ebbw Vale has 1 train station: Ebbw Vale station. It is also served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Ebbw Vale?
At the 2021 Census Ebbw Vale had 540 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Bundamba statistical area, which contains Ebbw Vale, went from 7,332 people in 2001 to 10,405 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Ebbw Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ebbw Vale scores 906 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ebbw Vale?
Median household income in Ebbw Vale was $1,255 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,213 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundamba | 1.4 km | 76% | 31% |
| New Chum | 1.4 km | 26% | 100% |
| Dinmore | 1.5 km | 64% | 35% |
| Riverview | 2.8 km | 87% | 50% |
| Booval | 3.3 km | 70% | 0% |
| Collingwood Park | 3.3 km | 56% | 56% |
| Blackstone | 3.4 km | 45% | 84% |
| North Booval | 3.8 km | 100% | 25% |
| Silkstone | 4.0 km | 40% | 9% |
| Moores Pocket | 4.3 km | 100% | 9% |