Moores Pocket flood map & planning overlays
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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
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. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Moores Pocket flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 389 Moores Pocket properties.
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.
Moores Pocket at a glance
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 809 m² across 231 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
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: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
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 →Moores Pocket planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Moores Pocket?
The schematic on this page is a Moores Pocket flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 100% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Moores Pocket address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Moores Pocket flood-prone?
About 100% of Moores Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 100% of the 389 properties we analysed in Moores Pocket carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 303 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Moores Pocket bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 9% of Moores Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Moores Pocket have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moores Pocket. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Moores Pocket hilly or flat?
Moores Pocket is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 3%, and 4% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 21 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Moores Pocket?
Across 231 surveyed parcels in Moores Pocket, the median lot size is about 809 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Moores Pocket alone.
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 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Moores Pocket property?
A Moores Pocket planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.