Cawdor flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cawdor (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 8.17 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
8.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cawdor'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.
Cawdor 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 169 Cawdor properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 169 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cawdor.
Cawdor at a glance
How Cawdor is zoned
Selling in Cawdor? 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 8.17 km², Cawdor is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 24% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 3,388 m² across 158 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 Cawdor
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cawdor 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 1080, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cawdor's 420 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gowrie (Qld), the wider ABS statistical area containing Cawdor. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cawdor itself.
3,970 in 2001 to 8,154 in 2025, up 105%.
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 Cawdor 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 →Cawdor planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cawdor?
The schematic on this page is a Cawdor flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 6% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cawdor address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cawdor flood-prone?
About 6% of Cawdor falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 12% of the 169 properties we analysed in Cawdor carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 16 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 Cawdor bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 24% of Cawdor 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 Cawdor?
The dominant planning zone in Cawdor is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cawdor have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cawdor. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Cawdor hilly or flat?
Cawdor is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%, and 4% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 524 m to 623 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 Cawdor?
Across 158 surveyed parcels in Cawdor, the median lot size is about 3,388 m². There are also 13 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 Cawdor?
At the 2021 Census Cawdor had 420 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Gowrie (Qld) statistical area, which contains Cawdor, went from 3,970 people in 2001 to 8,154 in 2025, up 105%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cawdor alone.
Is Cawdor an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cawdor scores 1080 and sits in decile 10 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 Cawdor?
Median household income in Cawdor was $2,899 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cawdor property?
A Cawdor 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.