Tivoli flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tivoli (Ipswich City, QLD) - 3.57 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.

Planning schematicTivoli

Constraint readout

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

Flood overlay 72%

1.6× council avg (44%) · #19 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 76%

1.5× council avg (51%) · #20 of 82 mapped council suburbs

Environmental28%

≈ council avg (28%) · #32 of 82 in council

Heritage sites 2 Character 4% Noise corridor 96% Mostly Environmental management Flood 19th most affected of 82 → Bushfire 20th most affected of 82 →

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Tivoli properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 758 Tivoli properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

758

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

64%

489 of 758 properties

Median ground slope

gently undulating, measured 50 m around each address · 9% of points 15%+

Ground level

10–53 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 758 properties

No mapped risk 269 Very Low 191Low 100Medium 74High 124

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

Tivoli flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 758 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Tivoli; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

27.2%

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

Historic Flood 1974: 206
Historic Flood 2011: 145

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.

Tivoli at a glance

Parcels 758 Median lot 810 m² Mapped easements 127 Bus stops 20 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Tivoli

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

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 1.25 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 Tivoli is zoned

Environmental management 43%

Low density residential 34%

Recreation and open space 9%

Industry investigation 4%

Character residential 3%

Low impact industry 2%

Selling in Tivoli? 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 3.57 km², Tivoli is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 810 m² across 758 parcels.

Who lives in Tivoli

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

Population

1,460

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,372

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $1,643

Median rent

$285

per week, Ipswich City suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$1,300

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 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 896, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tivoli's 1,460 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.0%

5-14 12.9%

15-19 5.3%

20-24 5.7%

25-34 13.1%

35-44 12.9%

45-54 13.6%

55-64 12.2%

65-74 11.3%

75-84 5.7%

85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Tivoli property market snapshot

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

House sales

$715,000

Median sale price from 189 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Unit sales

$619,000

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.

Tivoli 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 Tivoli 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 Tivoli. 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).

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Tivoli planning - frequently asked

Is Tivoli flood-prone?

About 72% of Tivoli falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 64% of the 758 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 124 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Tivoli bushfire-prone?

Around 76% of Tivoli is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.

What is the zoning in Tivoli?

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

Does Tivoli have heritage-listed places?

Tivoli has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Tivoli hilly or flat?

Tivoli is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 9% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 10 m to 53 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Tivoli?

Across 758 surveyed parcels in Tivoli, the median lot size is about 810 m². There are also 127 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tivoli have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tivoli itself. The suburb is served by 20 bus stops.

What is the population of Tivoli?

At the 2021 Census Tivoli had 1,460 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider North Ipswich - Tivoli statistical area, which contains Tivoli, went from 6,026 people in 2001 to 6,671 in 2025, up 11%.

Is Tivoli an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tivoli scores 896 and sits in decile 2 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 Tivoli?

Median household income in Tivoli was $1,372 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
North Tivoli	1.5 km	94%	85%
Moores Pocket	1.5 km	100%	9%
North Booval	1.7 km	100%	25%
Basin Pocket	1.8 km	100%	0%
North Ipswich	1.8 km	60%	20%
East Ipswich	2.2 km	94%	<1%
Chuwar	2.5 km	32%	77%
Woodend	3.0 km	80%	13%
Newtown	3.4 km	43%	0%
Booval	3.5 km	70%	0%

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