Cabarlah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cabarlah (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 19.89 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
19.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cabarlah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Cabarlah flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 661 Cabarlah properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 661 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cabarlah.
Cabarlah at a glance
How Cabarlah is zoned
Selling in Cabarlah? 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 19.89 km², Cabarlah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 68% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 6,285 m² across 679 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Cabarlah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cabarlah 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 1064, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cabarlah's 1,307 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Highfields, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cabarlah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cabarlah itself.
6,433 in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Cabarlah 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Cabarlah planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cabarlah?
The schematic on this page is a Cabarlah flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 4% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cabarlah address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cabarlah flood-prone?
About 4% of Cabarlah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 11% of the 661 properties we analysed in Cabarlah carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 52 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Cabarlah bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 68% of Cabarlah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Cabarlah?
The dominant planning zone in Cabarlah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Specialised Centre. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cabarlah have heritage-listed places?
Cabarlah has 4 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Cabarlah hilly or flat?
Cabarlah is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%, and 17% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 560 m to 642 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Cabarlah?
Across 679 surveyed parcels in Cabarlah, the median lot size is about 6,285 m². There are also 117 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Cabarlah have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cabarlah itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Cabarlah?
At the 2021 Census Cabarlah had 1,307 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Highfields statistical area, which contains Cabarlah, went from 6,433 people in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cabarlah alone.
Is Cabarlah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cabarlah scores 1064 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Cabarlah?
Median household income in Cabarlah was $2,273 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cabarlah property?
A Cabarlah planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.