Karalee flood map & planning overlays
Karalee's $2,559 weekly household income ranks 3rd in Ipswich City.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers, and the modelled depth where a flood study reaches it.
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A planning-constraint profile of Karalee
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 15.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
15.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Karalee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. 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 Karalee properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,156 analysed Karalee properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,156 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Karalee.
Has Karalee flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Karalee: 855 of the 2,156 properties we analysed (39.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 855, Historic Flood 2011: 606). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 2,156 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
855 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 855
- Historic Flood 2011: 606
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 Karalee
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Karalee at a glance
Schools in and near Karalee
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 2.02 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 Karalee is zoned
Selling in Karalee? 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 15.61 km², Karalee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 83% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,010 m² across 2,186 parcels.
Who lives in Karalee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Karalee 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 1060, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Karalee's 5,521 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Karalee - Barellan Point, the wider ABS statistical area containing Karalee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Karalee itself.
4,018 in 2001 to 7,320 in 2025, up 82%.
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.
Karalee property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Karalee - Barellan Point, the wider statistical area containing Karalee. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 133 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.
Karalee 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 |
| 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 Karalee 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 89% of Karalee. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 1,100 Karalee addresses (+$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 Karalee lot.
Karalee planning - frequently asked
Is Karalee flood-prone?
About 83% of Karalee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 87% of the 2,156 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 519 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,100 Karalee addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Has Karalee flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Karalee: 855 of the 2,156 properties we analysed (39.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 855, Historic Flood 2011: 606). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Karalee bushfire-prone?
Around 52% of Karalee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is Karalee under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 89% of Karalee, and over about 94% 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 2,500 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 Karalee?
The dominant planning zone in Karalee is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Limited development.
Does Karalee have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Karalee.
Is Karalee hilly or flat?
Karalee is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 10 m to 50 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Karalee?
Across 2,186 surveyed parcels in Karalee, the median lot size is about 4,010 m². There are also 419 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Karalee?
At the 2021 Census Karalee had 5,521 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Karalee - Barellan Point statistical area, which contains Karalee, went from 4,018 people in 2001 to 7,320 in 2025, up 82%.
Is Karalee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Karalee scores 1060 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Karalee?
Median household income in Karalee was $2,559 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,133 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karana Downs Brisbane City |
1.8 km | 36% | 69% |
| Barellan Point | 2.3 km | 91% | 40% |
| North Tivoli | 4.2 km | 94% | 85% |
| Dinmore | 4.3 km | 64% | 35% |
| Riverview | 4.3 km | 87% | 50% |
| Mount Crosby Brisbane City |
4.5 km | 24% | 92% |
| Chuwar | 4.6 km | 32% | 77% |
| Anstead Brisbane City |
4.7 km | 23% | 81% |
| Chuwar Brisbane City |
5.1 km | 39% | 89% |
| Bundamba | 5.2 km | 76% | 31% |