Ebenezer flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Ebenezer (Ipswich City, QLD) - 31.75 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.

Planning schematicEbenezer

Constraint readout

31.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 20%

below council avg (44%) · #61 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 49%

≈ council avg (51%) · #43 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Environmental34%

≈ council avg (28%) · #27 of 82 in council

Heritage sites 0 Noise corridor 2% Mostly Rural Flood 61st most affected of 82 → Bushfire 43rd most affected of 82 →

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Ebenezer properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 176 Ebenezer properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

176

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

31%

55 of 176 properties

Median ground slope

gently undulating, measured 50 m around each address · 2% of points 15%+

Ground level

32–86 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 176 properties

No mapped risk 121 Very Low 8Low 3High 44

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ebenezer.

Ebenezer flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 176 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Ebenezer; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

13.6%

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

Historic Flood 2011: 24

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.

Ebenezer at a glance

Parcels 181 Median lot 56,635 m² Mapped easements 17 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Ebenezer

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: 1.63 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 2.56 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 Ebenezer is zoned

Rural 52%

Environmental management 21%

Industry investigation 20%

Special purpose 4%

Medium impact industry 1%

Tourism 1%

Selling in Ebenezer? 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 31.75 km², Ebenezer is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 49% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 56,635 m² across 181 parcels.

Who lives in Ebenezer

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

Population

301

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,792

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643

Median rent

$450

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$1,517

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 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 948, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Ebenezer's 301 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%

5-14 10.5%

15-19 6.9%

20-24 4.6%

25-34 8.2%

35-44 12.4%

45-54 16.3%

55-64 13.7%

65-74 13.7%

75-84 6.5%

85+ 1.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Rosewood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ebenezer. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ebenezer itself.

10,905 in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.

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.

Ebenezer property market snapshot

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

House sales

$840,000

Median sale price from 315 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$752,500

Median sale price from 13 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.

Ebenezer 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 Ebenezer 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 Ebenezer. 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 Ebenezer lot.

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Ebenezer planning - frequently asked

Is Ebenezer flood-prone?

About 20% of Ebenezer falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 31% of the 176 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 44 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Ebenezer bushfire-prone?

Around 49% of Ebenezer is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

What is the zoning in Ebenezer?

The dominant planning zone in Ebenezer is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Industry investigation.

Does Ebenezer have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Ebenezer.

Is Ebenezer hilly or flat?

Ebenezer 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 32 m to 86 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Ebenezer?

Across 181 surveyed parcels in Ebenezer, the median lot size is about 56,635 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Ebenezer?

At the 2021 Census Ebenezer had 301 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Rosewood statistical area, which contains Ebenezer, went from 10,905 people in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.

Is Ebenezer an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ebenezer scores 948 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Ebenezer?

Median household income in Ebenezer was $1,792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Rosewood	4.7 km	64%	40%
Mount Forbes	4.8 km	15%	58%
Jeebropilly	4.8 km	36%	15%
Willowbank	5.6 km	54%	44%
Thagoona	5.8 km	68%	54%
Lanefield	6.4 km	43%	27%
Mutdapilly	6.6 km	59%	36%
Mount Forbes Scenic Rim Regional	7.5 km	3%	31%
Ashwell	8.7 km	5%	37%
Mount Marrow	9.0 km	18%	51%

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