Goolman flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 32 ha, 3rd-largest in Ipswich City, with 82.1% under MSES overlays.
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A planning-constraint profile of Goolman
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 21.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
21.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goolman'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 Goolman properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 32 analysed Goolman properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 32 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Goolman.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Goolman
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
37% 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 at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. 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 3,500 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.
Goolman at a glance
Schools in and near Goolman
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.40 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.55 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 Goolman is zoned
Selling in Goolman? 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 21.93 km², Goolman is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 321,511 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Goolman
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goolman 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 985, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rosewood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goolman. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goolman 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.
Goolman property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Rosewood, the wider statistical area containing Goolman. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 315 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
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.
Goolman 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 Goolman 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 50% of Goolman. 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 Goolman. 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 Goolman lot.
Goolman planning - frequently asked
Is Goolman flood-prone?
About 1% of Goolman falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 22% of the 32 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 6 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Goolman; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Goolman bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Goolman is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is Goolman affected by aircraft noise?
About 37% of Goolman sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 30 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. 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 Goolman under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Goolman, and over about 69% 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 Goolman?
The dominant planning zone in Goolman is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Goolman have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Goolman.
Is Goolman hilly or flat?
Goolman is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 16% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 41 m to 201 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Goolman?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Goolman, the median lot size is about 321,511 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Goolman an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goolman scores 985 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ripley | 4.8 km | 20% | 73% |
| Deebing Heights | 5.3 km | 15% | 84% |
| Peak Crossing | 5.6 km | 12% | 77% |
| Purga | 6.5 km | 58% | 36% |
| Ripley | 6.7 km | 18% | 76% |
| Peak Crossing Scenic Rim Regional |
7.1 km | 13% | 42% |
| White Rock | 8.7 km | 10% | 96% |
| Flinders View | 8.9 km | 37% | 51% |
| Swanbank | 9.2 km | 24% | 64% |
| Yamanto | 9.5 km | 55% | 34% |