Muirlea flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Muirlea (Ipswich City, QLD) - 6.75 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
6.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Muirlea'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.
Muirlea 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 90 Muirlea properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 90 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Muirlea.
Muirlea at a glance
How Muirlea is zoned
Selling in Muirlea? 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 6.75 km², Muirlea is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 30,278 m² across 97 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 Muirlea
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Muirlea 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 995, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Muirlea's 174 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ipswich - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Muirlea. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Muirlea itself.
3,290 in 2001 to 4,680 in 2025, up 42%.
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 Muirlea 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 →Muirlea planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Muirlea?
The schematic on this page is a Muirlea flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 36% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Muirlea address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Muirlea flood-prone?
About 36% of Muirlea falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 47% of the 90 properties we analysed in Muirlea carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 28 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 Muirlea bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 97% of Muirlea 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 Muirlea?
The dominant planning zone in Muirlea is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Recreation and open space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Muirlea have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Muirlea. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Muirlea hilly or flat?
Muirlea is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 9%, and 10% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 27 m to 78 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 Muirlea?
Across 97 surveyed parcels in Muirlea, the median lot size is about 30,278 m². There are also 81 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.
What is the population of Muirlea?
At the 2021 Census Muirlea had 174 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Ipswich - North statistical area, which contains Muirlea, went from 3,290 people in 2001 to 4,680 in 2025, up 42%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Muirlea alone.
Is Muirlea an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Muirlea scores 995 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Muirlea?
Median household income in Muirlea was $1,474 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $408 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Muirlea property?
A Muirlea 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.