Ironbark flood map & planning overlays
95.2% bushfire-mapped, 5th-highest in Ipswich City. As tough as the name.
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A planning-constraint profile of Ironbark
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 15.11 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
15.11 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ironbark'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 Ironbark properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 155 analysed Ironbark properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 155 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ironbark.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ironbark
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
100% 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 25 and 30 is generally unacceptable for new houses; 20 to 25 is conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Defence Airfields ANEF
- Ipswich City Council ANEF
- somerset_air_transport_anef
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Ironbark at a glance
Schools in and near Ironbark
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: 1.53 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.53 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 Ironbark is zoned
Selling in Ironbark? 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 15.11 km², Ironbark is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 23% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 83,622 m² across 161 parcels.
Who lives in Ironbark
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ironbark suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Age profile
Share of Ironbark's 1,173 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rosewood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ironbark. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ironbark 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.
Ironbark property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Rosewood, the wider statistical area containing Ironbark. 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.
Ironbark 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 Ironbark 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 79% of Ironbark. 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 Ironbark. 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 Ironbark lot.
Ironbark planning - frequently asked
Is Ironbark flood-prone?
About 23% of Ironbark falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 37% of the 155 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 Ironbark; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Ironbark bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Ironbark is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is Ironbark affected by aircraft noise?
About 100% of Ironbark sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 25 - 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 Ironbark under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Ironbark, and over about 92% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 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 Ironbark?
The dominant planning zone in Ironbark is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Ironbark have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ironbark.
Is Ironbark hilly or flat?
Ironbark is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 42 m to 118 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ironbark?
Across 161 surveyed parcels in Ironbark, the median lot size is about 83,622 m². There are also 56 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Ironbark have a train station?
There is no train station inside Ironbark itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Ironbark?
At the 2021 Census Ironbark had 1,173 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Rosewood statistical area, which contains Ironbark, went from 10,905 people in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.
What is the median household income in Ironbark?
Median household income in Ironbark was $2,075 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,659 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haigslea | 3.6 km | 2% | 34% |
| Haigslea Somerset Regional |
4.2 km | 2% | 42% |
| Wanora Somerset Regional |
4.3 km | 7% | 80% |
| Blacksoil | 4.4 km | 9% | 72% |
| Pine Mountain | 4.6 km | 39% | 75% |
| Walloon | 5.6 km | 45% | 67% |
| Karrabin | 5.7 km | 44% | 91% |
| Muirlea | 6.6 km | 36% | 97% |
| Mount Marrow | 6.9 km | 18% | 51% |
| Glamorgan Vale Somerset Regional |
7.0 km | 16% | 42% |