Moores Pocket flood map & planning overlays
100% flood-mapped, joint top in Queensland, and a median age of 65, the oldest in Ipswich City.
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 Moores Pocket
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 0.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
0.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moores Pocket'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 Moores Pocket properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 389 analysed Moores Pocket properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 389 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Moores Pocket.
Has Moores Pocket flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Moores Pocket: 388 of the 389 properties we analysed (99.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 388, Historic Flood 2011: 328). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 389 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
388 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 388
- Historic Flood 2011: 328
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 Moores Pocket
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 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Moores Pocket at a glance
Schools in and near Moores Pocket
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: 0.57 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.54 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 Moores Pocket is zoned
Selling in Moores Pocket? 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 0.92 km², Moores Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 9% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 805 m² across 207 parcels.
Who lives in Moores Pocket
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moores Pocket 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 895, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moores Pocket's 772 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Ipswich - Tivoli, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moores Pocket. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moores Pocket itself.
6,026 in 2001 to 6,671 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Moores Pocket property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for North Ipswich - Tivoli, the wider statistical area containing Moores Pocket. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 189 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 40 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.
Moores Pocket 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 Moores Pocket 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 66% of Moores Pocket. 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 Moores Pocket. 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 Moores Pocket lot.
Moores Pocket planning - frequently asked
Is Moores Pocket flood-prone?
About 100% of Moores Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 389 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 305 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Moores Pocket; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Moores Pocket flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Moores Pocket: 388 of the 389 properties we analysed (99.7%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 388, Historic Flood 2011: 328). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Moores Pocket bushfire-prone?
Around 9% of Moores Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is Moores Pocket under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 66% of Moores Pocket, and over about 100% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Moores Pocket?
The dominant planning zone in Moores Pocket is Environmental management, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Recreation and open space.
Does Moores Pocket have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moores Pocket.
Is Moores Pocket hilly or flat?
Moores Pocket is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 21 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Moores Pocket?
Across 207 surveyed parcels in Moores Pocket, the median lot size is about 805 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Moores Pocket have a train station?
There is no train station inside Moores Pocket itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Moores Pocket?
At the 2021 Census Moores Pocket had 772 usual residents, with a median age of 65 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider North Ipswich - Tivoli statistical area, which contains Moores Pocket, went from 6,026 people in 2001 to 6,671 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Moores Pocket an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moores Pocket scores 895 and sits in decile 2 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 Moores Pocket?
Median household income in Moores Pocket was $829 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Booval | 0.5 km | 100% | 25% |
| East Ipswich | 1.1 km | 94% | <1% |
| Basin Pocket | 1.3 km | 100% | 0% |
| Tivoli | 1.5 km | 72% | 76% |
| Booval | 1.9 km | 70% | 0% |
| Newtown | 2.1 km | 43% | 0% |
| North Tivoli | 2.2 km | 94% | 85% |
| North Ipswich | 2.3 km | 60% | 20% |
| Silkstone | 2.7 km | 40% | 9% |
| Bundamba | 2.9 km | 76% | 31% |