Cambooya flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cambooya (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 118.63 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
118.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cambooya'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.
Cambooya 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 1,218 Cambooya properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,218 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cambooya.
Cambooya at a glance
How Cambooya is zoned
Selling in Cambooya? 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 118.63 km², Cambooya is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,316 m² across 1,163 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 Cambooya
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cambooya 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cambooya's 2,260 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cambooya - Wyreema, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cambooya. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cambooya itself.
3,977 in 2001 to 8,905 in 2025, up 124%.
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 Cambooya 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 →Cambooya planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cambooya?
The schematic on this page is a Cambooya flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 31% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cambooya address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cambooya flood-prone?
About 31% of Cambooya falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 36% of the 1,218 properties we analysed in Cambooya carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 243 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 Cambooya bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 10% of Cambooya 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 Cambooya?
The dominant planning zone in Cambooya is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cambooya have heritage-listed places?
Cambooya has 14 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 Cambooya hilly or flat?
Cambooya is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 456 m to 523 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 Cambooya?
Across 1,163 surveyed parcels in Cambooya, the median lot size is about 1,316 m². There are also 57 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.
What is the population of Cambooya?
At the 2021 Census Cambooya had 2,260 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Cambooya - Wyreema statistical area, which contains Cambooya, went from 3,977 people in 2001 to 8,905 in 2025, up 124%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cambooya alone.
Is Cambooya an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cambooya scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Cambooya?
Median household income in Cambooya was $1,574 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,381 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cambooya property?
A Cambooya 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.