North Booval flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Booval (Ipswich City, QLD) - 3.01 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
3.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Booval'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.
North Booval 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 1,229 North Booval properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,229 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in North Booval.
North Booval at a glance
How North Booval is zoned
Selling in North Booval? 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 3.01 km², North Booval is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 670 m² across 1,234 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 North Booval
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Booval 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 863, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Booval's 3,041 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ipswich - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Booval. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Booval itself.
16,311 in 2001 to 19,056 in 2025, up 17%.
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 North Booval 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 →North Booval planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of North Booval?
The schematic on this page is a North Booval 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 North Booval address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is North Booval flood-prone?
About 100% of North Booval falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 99% of the 1,229 properties we analysed in North Booval carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 472 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 North Booval bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 25% of North Booval 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 North Booval?
The dominant planning zone in North Booval 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 North Booval have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within North Booval. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is North Booval hilly or flat?
North Booval is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 4%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 32 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 North Booval?
Across 1,234 surveyed parcels in North Booval, the median lot size is about 670 m². There are also 76 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 North Booval have a train station?
There is no train station inside North Booval itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.
What is the population of North Booval?
At the 2021 Census North Booval had 3,041 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Ipswich - East statistical area, which contains North Booval, went from 16,311 people in 2001 to 19,056 in 2025, up 17%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than North Booval alone.
Is North Booval an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Booval scores 863 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 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 North Booval?
Median household income in North Booval was $1,327 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $295 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 North Booval property?
A North Booval 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.