Pine Mountain flood map & planning overlays

Pine Mountain earns $2,604 a week per household, 2nd only to Brookwater in Ipswich City.

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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 7 November 2026.

Planning schematicPine Mountain

Constraint readout

38.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 39%

≈ council avg (46%) · #44 of 80 mapped council suburbs

Modelled flood depth held for about 40 addresses here

See the Ipswich flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 75%

1.5× council avg (50%) · #19 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Environmental48%

1.7× council avg (28%) · #15 of 82 in council

Heritage sites 0 Noise corridor 19% Aircraft noise (ANEF) 19% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 58% Mostly Rural Flood 44th most affected of 80 → Bushfire 19th most affected of 82 →

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. 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 Pine Mountain properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 690 analysed Pine Mountain properties; no individual property result is identified.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

690

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

30%

205 of 690 properties

Median ground slope

gently undulating, measured 50 m around each address · 17% of points 15%+

Ground level

33–106 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 690 properties

No mapped risk 485 Very Low 90Low 27Medium 26High 62

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Pine Mountain.

Has Pine Mountain flooded? Flood history and overland flow

Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Pine Mountain: 69 of the 690 properties we analysed (10.0%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2011: 69). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.

Suburb-wide totals across 690 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

10.0%

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.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Pine Mountain

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

19%

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

ANEF 25

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
somerset_air_transport_anef

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft

88%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

58%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

1,000 ft

averaging 3,500 ft

Busiest square

~1 a day

1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±16% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Pine Mountain at a glance

Parcels 718 Median lot 8,531 m² Mapped easements 171 Bus stops 1 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Pine Mountain

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

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

Rural 82%

Conservation 10%

Low density residential 6%

Environmental management 2%

Special purpose 0%

Recreation and open space 0%

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.

Population

1,695

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,604

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643

Median rent

$400

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$2,100

per month

Household size

3.1

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1040, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pine Mountain's 1,695 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.9%

5-14 15.6%

15-19 9.3%

20-24 5.3%

25-34 7.1%

35-44 13.6%

45-54 19.6%

55-64 14.2%

65-74 7.7%

75-84 3.3%

85+ 0.5%

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

$1,111,500

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
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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 58% of Pine Mountain. 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 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 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 Pine Mountain lot.

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 46%. 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. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 40 Pine Mountain addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Has Pine Mountain flooded?

Is Pine Mountain bushfire-prone?

Around 75% of Pine Mountain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%.

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.

Is Pine Mountain under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 58% of Pine Mountain, and over about 88% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 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	44%	58%
Wanora Somerset Regional	4.4 km	7%	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	22%	80%
Chuwar Brisbane City	6.5 km	39%	89%
Brassall	6.8 km	60%	40%
Karrabin	6.8 km	44%	91%
Chuwar	7.4 km	32%	77%

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