Basin Pocket flood risk
Of Basin Pocket’s 506 mapped properties, 37% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Basin Pocket’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Basin Pocket address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Basin Pocket
Flood and bushfire areas across Basin Pocket. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Basin Pocket
Basin Pocket sits in the Ipswich police division, which recorded 8,294 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,294 total. Figures are for the whole Ipswich police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Basin Pocket
Basin Pocket is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Residential Low Density
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: CBD Residential High Density
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Recreation
School catchments in Basin Pocket
Basin Pocket can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Basin Pocket
At the 2021 Census, 10.7% of Basin Pocket’s 931 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Basin Pocket
Ipswich council approved 3,522 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Basin Pocket). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Springall Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 12 Norman Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 182 Chermside Road, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 1 Goodwin Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 20 Charlotte Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 23 Deacon Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 5 Bowers Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
- 9 Davidson Street, Basin Pocket QLD 4305
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ipswich
Compare Basin Pocket with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.