This page covers the Ipswich suburb only. For all of Ipswich, see the Ipswich flood map by suburb →
Ipswich flood map & planning overlays
78 heritage-listed places and 8 schools, both the most in Ipswich City. The city's historic centre.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Ipswich
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 4.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ipswich'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 Ipswich properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,875 analysed Ipswich properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,875 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ipswich.
Has Ipswich flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Ipswich: 443 of the 1,875 properties we analysed (23.6%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 443, Historic Flood 2011: 211). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 1,875 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
443 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 443
- Historic Flood 2011: 211
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ipswich
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
12% 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
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 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.
Ipswich at a glance
Schools in and near Ipswich
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 6 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Ipswich address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Ipswich is zoned
Selling in Ipswich? 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 4.23 km², Ipswich is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 78 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 686 m² across 1,563 parcels.
Who lives in Ipswich
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ipswich 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 873, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ipswich's 2,468 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ipswich - Central, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ipswich. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ipswich itself.
6,529 in 2001 to 6,923 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Ipswich property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ipswich - Central, the wider statistical area containing Ipswich. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 164 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 31 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.
Ipswich 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 Ipswich 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 100% of Ipswich. 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 Ipswich. 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 Ipswich lot.
Ipswich planning - frequently asked
Is Ipswich flood-prone?
About 60% of Ipswich falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 74% of the 1,875 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 604 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Ipswich; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Ipswich flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Ipswich: 443 of the 1,875 properties we analysed (23.6%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 443, Historic Flood 2011: 211). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Ipswich bushfire-prone?
Around 7% of Ipswich is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is Ipswich affected by aircraft noise?
About 12% of Ipswich 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.
Is Ipswich under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Ipswich, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 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 Ipswich?
The dominant planning zone in Ipswich is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Principal centre and Character residential.
Does Ipswich have heritage-listed places?
Ipswich has 78 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Ipswich hilly or flat?
Ipswich is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 8% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 16 m to 65 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ipswich?
Across 1,563 surveyed parcels in Ipswich, the median lot size is about 686 m². There are also 329 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Ipswich have a train station?
Yes - Ipswich has 1 train station: Ipswich station. It is also served by 36 bus stops.
What is the population of Ipswich?
At the 2021 Census Ipswich had 2,468 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Ipswich - Central statistical area, which contains Ipswich, went from 6,529 people in 2001 to 6,923 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Ipswich an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ipswich scores 873 and sits in decile 1 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 Ipswich?
Median household income in Ipswich was $1,134 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ipswich | 1.2 km | 84% | 32% |
| Eastern Heights | 1.6 km | 15% | 0% |
| Newtown | 1.7 km | 43% | 0% |
| Churchill | 1.7 km | 78% | 34% |
| Sadliers Crossing | 1.8 km | 57% | 19% |
| Raceview | 2.0 km | 64% | 12% |
| Woodend | 2.2 km | 80% | 13% |
| One Mile | 2.3 km | 99% | 38% |
| East Ipswich | 2.4 km | 94% | <1% |
| Leichhardt | 2.5 km | 60% | 25% |