Moores Pocket flood risk

Of Moores Pocket’s 420 mapped properties, 98.1% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Moores Pocket’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Moores Pocket address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

98.1%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
420
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Moores Pocket

Flood and bushfire areas across Moores Pocket. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Moores Pocket

Moores Pocket sits in the Karana Downs police division, which recorded 2,710 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,710 total. Figures are for the whole Karana Downs police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Moores Pocket

Moores Pocket is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential61% of properties

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

Zone: Residential Low Density

Open space24.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Recreation

Rural residential14.8% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

School catchments in Moores Pocket

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

Who lives in Moores Pocket

At the 2021 Census, 20.2% of Moores Pocket’s 772 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.1%
Australian35.4%
Scottish11%
Irish10.8%
German7.3%
Australian Aboriginal3%

Top countries of birth

England6.1%
New Zealand6%
Germany1.2%
Netherlands0.8%
South Africa0.6%
Italy0.5%

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

Development near Moores Pocket

Ipswich council approved 3,522 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,522
Dwellings/yr
2,674
Houses
848
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Moores Pocket). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.