New Chum flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of New Chum (Ipswich City, QLD) - 5.95 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
5.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to New Chum'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.
New Chum 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 51 New Chum properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 51 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in New Chum.
New Chum at a glance
How New Chum is zoned
Selling in New Chum? 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 5.95 km², New Chum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Industry investigation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 22,308 m² across 68 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 New Chum
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the New Chum suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of New Chum, the wider ABS statistical area containing New Chum. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than New Chum itself.
0 in 2001 to 3 in 2025.
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 New Chum 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 →New Chum planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of New Chum?
The schematic on this page is a New Chum flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 26% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any New Chum address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is New Chum flood-prone?
About 26% of New Chum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 33% of the 51 properties we analysed in New Chum carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 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 New Chum bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 58% of New Chum 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 New Chum?
The dominant planning zone in New Chum is Industry investigation, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Special purpose. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does New Chum have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within New Chum. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is New Chum hilly or flat?
New Chum is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 10%, and 26% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 30 m to 101 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 New Chum?
Across 68 surveyed parcels in New Chum, the median lot size is about 22,308 m². There are also 24 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.
Do I need a planning report for a New Chum property?
A New Chum 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.