North Ipswich flood map & planning overlays
22 heritage-listed places and 38 bus stops, both 2nd in Ipswich City. History you can catch a bus to.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of North Ipswich
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 4.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Ipswich's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across North Ipswich properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,362 analysed North Ipswich properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,362 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in North Ipswich.
Has North Ipswich flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into North Ipswich: 365 of the 2,362 properties we analysed (15.5%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 365, Historic Flood 2011: 239). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 2,362 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
365 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 365
- Historic Flood 2011: 239
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over North Ipswich
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
North Ipswich at a glance
Schools in and near North Ipswich
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Ipswich is zoned
Selling in North Ipswich? 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 4.24 km², North Ipswich is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 20% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 22 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 805 m² across 2,289 parcels.
Who lives in North Ipswich
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Ipswich 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 911, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Ipswich's 4,527 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Ipswich - Tivoli, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Ipswich. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Ipswich itself.
6,026 in 2001 to 6,671 in 2025, up 11%.
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 Ipswich property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for North Ipswich - Tivoli, the wider statistical area containing North Ipswich. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 189 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 40 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 Ipswich 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| 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 7 November 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 Ipswich 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 93% of North Ipswich. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of North Ipswich. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a North Ipswich lot.
North Ipswich planning - frequently asked
Is North Ipswich flood-prone?
About 60% of North Ipswich falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Across the suburb, 62% of the 2,362 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 257 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of North Ipswich; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has North Ipswich flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into North Ipswich: 365 of the 2,362 properties we analysed (15.5%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 1974: 365, Historic Flood 2011: 239). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is North Ipswich bushfire-prone?
Around 20% of North Ipswich is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.
Is North Ipswich under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 93% of North Ipswich, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in North Ipswich?
The dominant planning zone in North Ipswich is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Character residential and Recreation and open space.
Does North Ipswich have heritage-listed places?
North Ipswich has 22 heritage-listed places on record.
Is North Ipswich hilly or flat?
North Ipswich is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 15 m to 68 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in North Ipswich?
Across 2,289 surveyed parcels in North Ipswich, the median lot size is about 805 m². There are also 282 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does North Ipswich have a train station?
There is no train station inside North Ipswich itself. The suburb is served by 38 bus stops.
What is the population of North Ipswich?
At the 2021 Census North Ipswich had 4,527 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider North Ipswich - Tivoli statistical area, which contains North Ipswich, went from 6,026 people in 2001 to 6,671 in 2025, up 11%.
Is North Ipswich an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Ipswich scores 911 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in North Ipswich?
Median household income in North Ipswich was $1,422 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Pocket | 1.2 km | 100% | 0% |
| Woodend | 1.3 km | 80% | 13% |
| Tivoli | 1.8 km | 72% | 76% |
| East Ipswich | 2.1 km | 94% | <1% |
| Coalfalls | 2.1 km | 74% | 27% |
| Moores Pocket | 2.3 km | 100% | 9% |
| Brassall | 2.3 km | 60% | 40% |
| Sadliers Crossing | 2.6 km | 57% | 19% |
| North Booval | 2.8 km | 100% | 25% |
| Newtown | 2.9 km | 43% | 0% |