Woodend flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woodend
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 1.32 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woodend's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Woodend properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 778 Woodend properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 778 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Woodend.
Woodend flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 778 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Woodend; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
330 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 1974: 330
- Historic Flood 2011: 258
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.
Woodend at a glance
Schools in and near Woodend
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
3 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 Woodend is zoned
Selling in Woodend? 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 1.32 km², Woodend is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 80% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Character residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 811 m² across 776 parcels.
Who lives in Woodend
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woodend 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 978, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woodend's 1,483 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ipswich - Central, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woodend. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woodend itself.
6,529 in 2001 to 6,923 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Woodend property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ipswich - Central, the wider statistical area containing Woodend. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 164 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 31 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.
Woodend 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 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 Woodend 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 Woodend lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Woodend planning - frequently asked
Is Woodend flood-prone?
About 80% of Woodend falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 87% of the 778 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 297 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Woodend bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Woodend is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
What is the zoning in Woodend?
The dominant planning zone in Woodend is Character residential, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Environmental management.
Does Woodend have heritage-listed places?
Woodend has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Woodend hilly or flat?
Woodend is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 10%, and 10% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 47 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Woodend?
Across 776 surveyed parcels in Woodend, the median lot size is about 811 m². There are also 52 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Woodend have a train station?
There is no train station inside Woodend itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Woodend?
At the 2021 Census Woodend had 1,483 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Ipswich - Central statistical area, which contains Woodend, went from 6,529 people in 2001 to 6,923 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Woodend an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woodend scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Woodend?
Median household income in Woodend was $1,629 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,452 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalfalls | 1.0 km | 74% | 27% |
| Sadliers Crossing | 1.3 km | 57% | 19% |
| North Ipswich | 1.3 km | 60% | 20% |
| Basin Pocket | 1.7 km | 100% | 0% |
| West Ipswich | 1.8 km | 84% | 32% |
| Brassall | 2.2 km | 60% | 40% |
| Ipswich | 2.2 km | 60% | 7% |
| East Ipswich | 2.3 km | 94% | <1% |
| Newtown | 2.6 km | 43% | 0% |
| Leichhardt | 2.7 km | 60% | 25% |