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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%.

37%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
506
Mapped properties

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.

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Crime near Basin Pocket

Basin Pocket sits in the Ipswich police division, which recorded 8,168 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 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 8,168 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:

Residential80.8% of properties

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

Zone: Residential Low Density

Residential15.4% of properties

High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.

Zone: CBD Residential High Density

Open space1.6% of properties

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

English41%
Australian38.8%
Irish11.2%
German11.1%
Scottish10.1%
Australian Aboriginal8.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.4%
England1.9%
Samoa0.6%
India0.5%
Malaysia0.4%
Philippines0.4%

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 3,007 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 Basin Pocket). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Basin Pocket address:

Nearby suburbs

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.