Redbank Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Redbank Plains
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 18.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
18.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Redbank Plains's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Redbank Plains properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 10,100 Redbank Plains properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 10,100 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Redbank Plains.
Redbank Plains at a glance
Schools in and near Redbank Plains
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
4 schools providing primary years and 3 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 Redbank Plains is zoned
Selling in Redbank Plains? 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 18.01 km², Redbank Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 43% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 519 m² across 10,286 parcels.
Who lives in Redbank Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Redbank Plains 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 884, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Redbank Plains's 24,349 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Redbank Plains, the wider ABS statistical area containing Redbank Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Redbank Plains itself.
9,064 in 2001 to 29,057 in 2025, up 221%.
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.
Redbank Plains property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Redbank Plains, the wider statistical area containing Redbank Plains. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 550 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 145 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.
Redbank Plains 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 19 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 Redbank Plains 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 over parts of Redbank Plains. 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 (+$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 Redbank Plains lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Redbank Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Redbank Plains flood-prone?
About 18% of Redbank Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 18% of the 10,100 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 485 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Redbank Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 43% of Redbank Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
What is the zoning in Redbank Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Redbank Plains is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and Recreation and open space.
Does Redbank Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Redbank Plains.
Is Redbank Plains hilly or flat?
Redbank Plains is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 33 m to 93 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Redbank Plains?
Across 10,286 surveyed parcels in Redbank Plains, the median lot size is about 519 m². There are also 700 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Redbank Plains have a train station?
There is no train station inside Redbank Plains itself. The suburb is served by 41 bus stops.
What is the population of Redbank Plains?
At the 2021 Census Redbank Plains had 24,349 usual residents, with a median age of 27 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Redbank Plains statistical area, which contains Redbank Plains, went from 9,064 people in 2001 to 29,057 in 2025, up 221%.
Is Redbank Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Redbank Plains scores 884 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Redbank Plains?
Median household income in Redbank Plains was $1,516 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,473 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augustine Heights | 2.8 km | 23% | 59% |
| Collingwood Park | 3.3 km | 56% | 56% |
| Swanbank | 3.4 km | 24% | 100% |
| Bellbird Park | 3.6 km | 24% | 54% |
| New Chum | 4.3 km | 26% | 100% |
| Brookwater | 4.4 km | 23% | 64% |
| White Rock | 4.7 km | 10% | 100% |
| Blackstone | 5.5 km | 45% | 84% |
| Ebbw Vale | 5.6 km | 8% | 76% |
| Springfield Central | 5.8 km | 28% | 71% |