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.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across North Booval properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,229 North Booval properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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 flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,229 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across North Booval; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
933 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 933
- Historic Flood 2011: 666
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.
North Booval at a glance
Schools in and near North Booval
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular 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: 0.59 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.31 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 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 672 m² across 1,227 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
North Booval property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ipswich - East, the wider statistical area containing North Booval. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 452 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 62 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.
North Booval 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 |
| 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 12 September 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 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a North Booval lot.
See what's in the $9 report →North Booval planning - frequently asked
Is North Booval flood-prone?
About 100% of North Booval falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 1,229 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 475 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is North Booval bushfire-prone?
Around 25% of North Booval is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
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.
Does North Booval have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within North Booval.
Is North Booval hilly or flat?
North Booval is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 12 m to 32 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in North Booval?
Across 1,227 surveyed parcels in North Booval, the median lot size is about 672 m². There are also 76 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Pocket | 0.5 km | 100% | 9% |
| East Ipswich | 1.6 km | 94% | <1% |
| Tivoli | 1.7 km | 72% | 76% |
| Basin Pocket | 1.8 km | 100% | 0% |
| Booval | 1.9 km | 70% | 0% |
| North Tivoli | 1.9 km | 94% | 85% |
| Bundamba | 2.4 km | 76% | 31% |
| Newtown | 2.5 km | 43% | 0% |
| North Ipswich | 2.8 km | 60% | 20% |
| Silkstone | 2.9 km | 40% | 9% |