Blaxland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Blaxland
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 95.63 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
95.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Blaxland's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Blaxland at a glance
Schools in and near Blaxland
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: 5.11 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.77 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 Blaxland is zoned
Selling in Blaxland? 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 95.63 km², Blaxland is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 95% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 774,463 m² across 77 parcels.
Who lives in Blaxland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Blaxland 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 1015, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Blaxland's 58 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blaxland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blaxland itself.
7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
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.
Blaxland 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 Blaxland 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 Blaxland. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Blaxland lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Blaxland planning - frequently asked
Is Blaxland flood-prone?
About 95% of Blaxland falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Blaxland bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Blaxland and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Western Downs Regional average is 43%).
What is the zoning in Blaxland?
The dominant planning zone in Blaxland is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Blaxland have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Blaxland.
What is the typical lot size in Blaxland?
Across 77 surveyed parcels in Blaxland, the median lot size is about 774,463 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Blaxland?
At the 2021 Census Blaxland had 58 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Blaxland, went from 7,104 people in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
Is Blaxland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blaxland scores 1015 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 Blaxland?
Median household income in Blaxland was $1,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $193 a week and the median mortgage repayment $500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvingdale | 8.5 km | 57% | 7% |
| Bowenville Toowoomba Regional |
8.9 km | 68% | <1% |
| Irvingdale Toowoomba Regional |
11.5 km | 45% | 2% |
| Wainui Toowoomba Regional |
13.2 km | 67% | 7% |
| St Ruth | 16.9 km | 99% | 7% |
| Formartin Toowoomba Regional |
17.2 km | 97% | <1% |
| Dalby | 17.5 km | 85% | 8% |
| St Ruth Toowoomba Regional |
19.2 km | 97% | <1% |
| Kaimkillenbun | 19.9 km | 40% | 30% |
| Brymaroo Toowoomba Regional |
20.5 km | 53% | 2% |