Broxburn flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Broxburn
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 32.02 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
32.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Broxburn's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Broxburn properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 80 Broxburn properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 80 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Broxburn.
Broxburn at a glance
Schools in and near Broxburn
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: 1.17 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.78 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 Broxburn is zoned
Selling in Broxburn? 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 32.02 km², Broxburn is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 324,067 m² across 85 parcels.
Who lives in Broxburn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Broxburn 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 1048, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Broxburn's 115 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pittsworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Broxburn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Broxburn 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.
Broxburn 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 Broxburn 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 Broxburn. 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 Broxburn lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Broxburn planning - frequently asked
Is Broxburn flood-prone?
About 10% of Broxburn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 80 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Broxburn bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Broxburn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Broxburn?
The dominant planning zone in Broxburn is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned and Community Facilities.
Does Broxburn have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Broxburn.
Is Broxburn hilly or flat?
Broxburn is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 478 m to 591 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Broxburn?
Across 85 surveyed parcels in Broxburn, the median lot size is about 324,067 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Broxburn?
At the 2021 Census Broxburn had 115 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Pittsworth statistical area, which contains Broxburn, went from 4,934 people in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Broxburn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Broxburn scores 1048 and sits in decile 9 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 Broxburn?
Median household income in Broxburn was $1,325 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southbrook | 5.2 km | 19% | 11% |
| Pittsworth | 5.5 km | 18% | 9% |
| Umbiram | 10.0 km | 23% | 5% |
| Felton | 10.3 km | 22% | 16% |
| Stoneleigh | 10.4 km | 10% | 28% |
| Linthorpe | 11.4 km | 16% | 20% |
| Scrubby Mountain | 12.1 km | 15% | 10% |
| Springside | 13.0 km | 19% | 17% |
| Athol | 13.8 km | 15% | 2% |
| Yarranlea | 14.4 km | 36% | 5% |