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Eastern Heights flood risk

Of Eastern Heights’s 1,753 mapped properties, 0.1% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

0.1%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
1,753
Mapped properties

Crime near Eastern Heights

Eastern Heights sits in the Ipswich police division, which recorded 8,168 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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252
Break-ins
156
Vehicle theft
1,865
Other theft
579
Property damage
448
Fraud
74
Handling stolen goods
792
Assault
206
Sexual offences
30
Robbery
128
Other against the person
0
Homicide
3,638
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,168 total. Figures are for the whole Ipswich police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Eastern Heights

Eastern Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential70.6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Residential Low Density

Residential14.6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Character Housing Low Density

Residential10.4% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Residential Medium Density

School catchments in Eastern Heights

PrimaryIpswich Central SS · Raceview SS · Silkstone SS
JuniorBremer SHS
SeniorBremer SHS

Eastern Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Eastern Heights

At the 2021 Census, 11.3% of Eastern Heights’s 3,631 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.1%
Australian40.6%
Irish13.1%
Scottish11.7%
German9.8%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3%
England2.8%
Philippines0.5%
Netherlands0.4%
India0.4%
PNG0.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Eastern Heights

Ipswich council approved 3,007 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,007
Dwellings/yr
2,201
Houses
806
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Eastern Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Eastern Heights address:

Nearby suburbs

Raceview · 3% floodSilkstone · 1.1% floodIpswich · 18.8% floodEast Ipswich · 33.6% floodBooval · 5.4% floodBasin Pocket · 37% flood

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.