Walloon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Walloon (Ipswich City, QLD) - 18.88 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
18.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Walloon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Walloon flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,525 Walloon properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,525 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Walloon.
Walloon at a glance
How Walloon is zoned
Selling in Walloon? 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 18.88 km², Walloon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 570 m² across 1,547 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Walloon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Walloon 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Walloon's 2,305 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rosewood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Walloon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Walloon itself.
10,905 in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Walloon 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Walloon planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Walloon?
The schematic on this page is a Walloon flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 45% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Walloon address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Walloon flood-prone?
About 45% of Walloon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Ipswich City average of 45%. Looking lot by lot, 54% of the 1,525 properties we analysed in Walloon carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 263 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Walloon bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 67% of Walloon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 50%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Walloon?
The dominant planning zone in Walloon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Environmental management. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Walloon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Walloon. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Walloon hilly or flat?
Walloon is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 29 m to 65 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Walloon?
Across 1,547 surveyed parcels in Walloon, the median lot size is about 570 m². There are also 93 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Walloon have a train station?
Yes - Walloon has 1 train station: Walloon station.
What is the population of Walloon?
At the 2021 Census Walloon had 2,305 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Rosewood statistical area, which contains Walloon, went from 10,905 people in 2001 to 16,825 in 2025, up 54%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Walloon alone.
Is Walloon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Walloon scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Walloon?
Median household income in Walloon was $1,815 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,647 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Walloon property?
A Walloon planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.