North Booval flood risk

Of North Booval’s 1,562 mapped properties, 75.5% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, North Booval’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 North Booval address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

75.5%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,562
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in North Booval

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

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Crime near North Booval

North Booval sits in the Ipswich police division, which recorded 8,294 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 North Booval

North Booval is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential61.8% of properties

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

Zone: Residential Low Density

Residential11.6% of properties

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

Zone: Residential Medium Density

Residential10.4% of properties

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

Zone: Residential Medium Density

School catchments in North Booval

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

Who lives in North Booval

At the 2021 Census, 14.8% of North Booval’s 3,041 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.2%
English38.5%
Irish9.6%
Scottish9.5%
German7.6%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.2%
England1.9%
Samoa1.2%
Philippines0.9%
India0.6%
Germany0.4%

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

Development near North Booval

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 North Booval). 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.