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.
For context, Eastern Heights’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 Eastern Heights address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Eastern Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Eastern Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Eastern Heights
Eastern Heights 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 Eastern Heights
Eastern Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Residential Low Density
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Character Housing Low Density
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Residential Medium Density
School catchments in Eastern Heights
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
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 Eastern Heights
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 Eastern Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Rose Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 15 Edinburgh Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 15 Turner Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 25 Raceview Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 2A Whitehead Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 4/7 Tower Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 5 Abbey Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
- 67/32 Grange Road, Eastern Heights QLD 4305
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Ipswich
Compare Eastern Heights 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.