Gailes flood risk
Of Gailes’s 945 mapped properties, 21% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Gailes’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Gailes
Flood and bushfire areas across Gailes. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Gailes
Gailes sits in the Goodna police division, which recorded 8,111 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,111 total. Figures are for the whole Goodna police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Gailes
Gailes is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Residential Low Density
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Residential Medium Density
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Special Opportunity
School catchments in Gailes
Gailes can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Gailes
At the 2021 Census, 27.4% of Gailes’s 1,831 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 Gailes
Ipswich council approved 3,007 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Gailes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.