Pine Mountain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pine Mountain
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 38.68 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
38.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pine Mountain's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Pine Mountain properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 690 Pine Mountain properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 690 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Pine Mountain.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Pine Mountain
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
19% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 25 and 30 is generally unacceptable for new houses; 20 to 25 is conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Defence Airfields ANEF
- Ipswich City Council ANEF
Pine Mountain flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 690 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Pine Mountain; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
69 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2011: 69
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.
Pine Mountain at a glance
Schools in and near Pine Mountain
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: 1.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.47 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 Pine Mountain is zoned
Selling in Pine Mountain? 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 38.68 km², Pine Mountain is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 8,531 m² across 718 parcels.
Who lives in Pine Mountain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pine Mountain 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 1040, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pine Mountain's 1,695 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ipswich - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pine Mountain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pine Mountain itself.
3,290 in 2001 to 4,680 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Pine Mountain property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ipswich - North, the wider statistical area containing Pine Mountain. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 60 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.
Pine Mountain 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Pine Mountain 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 40 Pine Mountain addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
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 Pine Mountain lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Pine Mountain planning - frequently asked
Is Pine Mountain flood-prone?
About 39% of Pine Mountain falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 30% of the 690 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 62 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Pine Mountain bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Pine Mountain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
Is Pine Mountain affected by aircraft noise?
About 19% of Pine Mountain sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 25 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Pine Mountain?
The dominant planning zone in Pine Mountain is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Low density residential.
Does Pine Mountain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pine Mountain.
Is Pine Mountain hilly or flat?
Pine Mountain is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 9%, and 17% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 33 m to 106 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Pine Mountain?
Across 718 surveyed parcels in Pine Mountain, the median lot size is about 8,531 m². There are also 171 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Pine Mountain have a train station?
There is no train station inside Pine Mountain itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Pine Mountain?
At the 2021 Census Pine Mountain had 1,695 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Ipswich - North statistical area, which contains Pine Mountain, went from 3,290 people in 2001 to 4,680 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Pine Mountain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pine Mountain scores 1040 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pine Mountain?
Median household income in Pine Mountain was $2,604 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borallon Somerset Regional |
4.3 km | <1% | 58% |
| Wanora Somerset Regional |
4.4 km | 0% | 80% |
| Muirlea | 4.4 km | 36% | 97% |
| Ironbark | 4.6 km | 23% | 95% |
| Blacksoil | 4.7 km | 9% | 72% |
| Kholo Brisbane City |
6.2 km | 29% | 80% |
| Chuwar Brisbane City |
6.5 km | 48% | 89% |
| Brassall | 6.8 km | 60% | 40% |
| Karrabin | 6.8 km | 44% | 91% |
| Chuwar | 7.4 km | 32% | 77% |