Rosewood flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Rosewood (Ipswich City, QLD) - 31.37 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosewood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Rosewood properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,772 Rosewood properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Rosewood flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 1,772 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Rosewood; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

8.7%

154 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

  • Historic Flood 2011: 154

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.

Rosewood at a glance

Parcels 1,757 Median lot 961 m² Mapped easements 147 Train Rosewood station Bus stops 3 Schools in suburb 4

Schools in and near Rosewood

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

2 schools providing primary years and 2 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 Rosewood is zoned

Rural 80%
Low density residential 8%
Recreation and open space 3%
Emerging community 2%
Character residential 2%
Environmental management 2%

Selling in Rosewood? 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 31.37 km², Rosewood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 64% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 40% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 961 m² across 1,757 parcels.

Who lives in Rosewood

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosewood suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
3,263
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$1,233
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643
Median rent
$295
per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,349
per month
Household size
2.4
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 863, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Rosewood's 3,263 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.0%
5-14 14.0%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 6.7%
25-34 11.4%
35-44 10.7%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 13.0%
65-74 11.1%
75-84 6.7%
85+ 2.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Rosewood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosewood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosewood itself.

10,905 in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.

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.

Rosewood property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Rosewood, the wider statistical area containing Rosewood. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$840,000

Median sale price from 315 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$752,500

Median sale price from 13 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.

Rosewood data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland 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 Rosewood 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 Rosewood lot.

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Rosewood planning - frequently asked

Is Rosewood flood-prone?

About 64% of Rosewood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 83% of the 1,772 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 356 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Rosewood bushfire-prone?

Around 40% of Rosewood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

What is the zoning in Rosewood?

The dominant planning zone in Rosewood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Recreation and open space.

Does Rosewood have heritage-listed places?

Rosewood has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Rosewood hilly or flat?

Rosewood is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 40 m to 111 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Rosewood?

Across 1,757 surveyed parcels in Rosewood, the median lot size is about 961 m². There are also 147 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Rosewood have a train station?

Yes - Rosewood has 1 train station: Rosewood station. It is also served by 3 bus stops.

What is the population of Rosewood?

At the 2021 Census Rosewood had 3,263 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Rosewood statistical area, which contains Rosewood, went from 10,905 people in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.

Is Rosewood an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosewood 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 Rosewood?

Median household income in Rosewood was $1,233 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 $1,349 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Thagoona 3.8 km 68% 54%
Lanefield 4.2 km 43% 27%
Ashwell 4.6 km 5% 37%
Ebenezer 4.7 km 20% 49%
Mount Marrow 5.3 km 18% 51%
Jeebropilly 5.8 km 36% 15%
The Bluff 6.9 km 0% 96%
Tallegalla 7.0 km 7% 63%
Marburg 7.6 km 20% 42%
Walloon 7.9 km 45% 67%

See all Ipswich City suburb profiles →