Athol flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Athol
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 26.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
26.51 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Athol's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Athol properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 85 Athol properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 85 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Athol.
Athol at a glance
Schools in and near Athol
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: 2.41 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.41 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 Athol is zoned
Selling in Athol? 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 26.51 km², Athol is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 220,121 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Athol
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Athol 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 1010, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Athol's 139 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pittsworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Athol. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Athol itself.
4,934 in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Athol 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 Athol 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 Athol. 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 Athol lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Athol planning - frequently asked
Is Athol flood-prone?
About 15% of Athol falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 85 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Athol bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Athol is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Athol?
The dominant planning zone in Athol is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Unzoned.
Does Athol have heritage-listed places?
Athol has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Athol hilly or flat?
Athol is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 482 m to 549 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Athol?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Athol, the median lot size is about 220,121 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Athol?
At the 2021 Census Athol had 139 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Pittsworth statistical area, which contains Athol, went from 4,934 people in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Athol an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Athol scores 1010 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Athol?
Median household income in Athol was $1,343 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umbiram | 5.3 km | 23% | 5% |
| Biddeston | 6.9 km | 16% | 4% |
| Westbrook | 7.3 km | 30% | 4% |
| Wellcamp | 8.6 km | 27% | 9% |
| Southbrook | 8.7 km | 19% | 11% |
| Wyreema | 9.0 km | 16% | <1% |
| Linthorpe | 9.1 km | 16% | 20% |
| Gowrie Mountain | 11.7 km | 7% | 22% |
| Finnie | 12.1 km | 14% | 10% |
| Charlton | 13.0 km | 17% | 7% |