Boodua flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Boodua (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 24.41 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Boodua properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 59 Boodua properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Boodua at a glance

Parcels 58 Median lot 399,648 m² Mapped easements 1 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 1%

Schools in and near Boodua

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: 6.07 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 9.30 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 Boodua is zoned

Rural 100%
Community Facilities 0%
Unzoned 0%

Selling in Boodua? 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 24.41 km², Boodua is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 399,648 m² across 58 parcels.

Who lives in Boodua

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

Population
95
usual residents, 2021
Median age
29
years
Median household income
$2,624
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$277
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,196
per month
Household size
3.3
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Boodua's 95 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 11.8%
5-14 10.8%
15-19 14.0%
20-24 6.5%
25-34 10.8%
35-44 12.9%
45-54 26.9%
55-64 3.2%
65-74 3.2%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boodua. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boodua 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.

Boodua 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 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 Boodua 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 Boodua. 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 Boodua lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Boodua planning - frequently asked

Is Boodua flood-prone?

About 43% of Boodua falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 59 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Boodua bushfire-prone?

Around 8% of Boodua is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Boodua?

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

Does Boodua have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Boodua.

Is Boodua hilly or flat?

Boodua is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 417 m to 491 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Boodua?

Across 58 surveyed parcels in Boodua, the median lot size is about 399,648 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Boodua?

At the 2021 Census Boodua had 95 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Boodua, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

Is Boodua an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boodua scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Boodua?

Median household income in Boodua was $2,624 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $277 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,196 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Muniganeen 4.6 km 32% 19%
Yalangur 5.4 km 45% 4%
Gowrie Little Plain 6.1 km 15% 15%
Meringandan West 7.2 km 11% 23%
Silverleigh 7.2 km 44% 6%
Kelvinhaugh 7.3 km 73% 4%
Lilyvale 7.4 km 21% 14%
Goombungee 8.5 km 15% 18%
Cutella 8.8 km 16% 4%
Kings Siding 9.3 km 16% 2%

See all Toowoomba Regional suburb profiles →