Blanchview flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Blanchview (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 18.1 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Blanchview's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Blanchview at a glance

Parcels 111 Median lot 78,864 m² Mapped easements 29 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Blanchview

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.79 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.13 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 Blanchview is zoned

Rural 91%
Rural Residential 8%
Community Facilities 1%

Selling in Blanchview? 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 18.1 km², Blanchview is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 68% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 78,864 m² across 111 parcels.

Who lives in Blanchview

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Blanchview suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
202
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$2,041
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $1,521
Median rent
$300
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $310
Median mortgage
$1,725
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1042, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Blanchview's 202 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.6%
5-14 16.2%
15-19 10.5%
20-24 2.6%
25-34 5.8%
35-44 12.6%
45-54 18.3%
55-64 16.8%
65-74 5.2%
75-84 4.7%
85+ 4.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blanchview. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blanchview itself.

8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.

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.

Blanchview data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Blanchview planning - frequently asked

Is Blanchview flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Blanchview and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Blanchview bushfire-prone?

Around 68% of Blanchview is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.

What is the zoning in Blanchview?

The dominant planning zone in Blanchview is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities.

Does Blanchview have heritage-listed places?

Blanchview has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Blanchview?

Across 111 surveyed parcels in Blanchview, the median lot size is about 78,864 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Blanchview?

At the 2021 Census Blanchview had 202 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Blanchview, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.

Is Blanchview an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blanchview scores 1042 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Blanchview?

Median household income in Blanchview was $2,041 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,725 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Derrymore 3.6 km Not mapped 47%
Redwood
Toowoomba Regional
4.1 km <1% 85%
Rangeville
Toowoomba Regional
4.2 km 6% 40%
Prince Henry Heights
Toowoomba Regional
4.3 km 0% 46%
Silver Ridge 4.4 km 0% 99%
Withcott 4.5 km 0% 99%
Postmans Ridge 6.0 km Not mapped 99%
East Toowoomba
Toowoomba Regional
6.3 km 10% <1%
Upper Flagstone 6.6 km 0% 100%
Centenary Heights
Toowoomba Regional
6.7 km 9% 0%

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