Acland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Acland
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 38.32 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
38.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Acland's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Acland properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 262 Acland properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 262 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Acland.
Acland at a glance
Schools in and near Acland
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 7.82 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 11.35 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Acland is zoned
Selling in Acland? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 38.32 km², Acland is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,013 m² across 244 parcels.
Who lives in Acland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Acland suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 987, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Acland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Acland itself.
7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Acland data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Acland address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Acland. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Acland lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Acland planning - frequently asked
Is Acland flood-prone?
About 30% of Acland falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 262 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Acland bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Acland is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Acland?
The dominant planning zone in Acland is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned and Township.
Does Acland have heritage-listed places?
Acland has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Acland hilly or flat?
Acland is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 409 m to 456 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Acland?
Across 244 surveyed parcels in Acland, the median lot size is about 1,013 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Acland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Acland scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine | 4.8 km | 46% | 7% |
| Muldu | 5.3 km | 14% | <1% |
| Devon Park | 5.7 km | 42% | 6% |
| Greenwood | 6.1 km | 21% | 4% |
| Balgowan | 7.2 km | 45% | <1% |
| Highland Plains | 9.9 km | 15% | 30% |
| Silverleigh | 10.1 km | 44% | 6% |
| Malu | 10.6 km | 19% | 4% |
| Kelvinhaugh | 11.0 km | 73% | 4% |
| Rosalie Plains | 11.1 km | 36% | 10% |