Centenary Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Centenary Heights (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 3.12 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
3.12 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Centenary Heights'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.
Centenary Heights 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 3,028 Centenary Heights properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,028 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Centenary Heights.
Centenary Heights at a glance
How Centenary Heights is zoned
Selling in Centenary Heights? 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 3.12 km², Centenary Heights is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 641 m² across 3,126 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 Centenary Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Centenary Heights 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Centenary Heights's 6,152 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Toowoomba - Central, the wider ABS statistical area containing Centenary Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Centenary Heights itself.
14,288 in 2001 to 14,434 in 2025, up 1%.
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 Centenary Heights 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 →Centenary Heights planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Centenary Heights?
The schematic on this page is a Centenary Heights flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Centenary Heights address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Centenary Heights flood-prone?
About 3% of Centenary Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 3,028 properties we analysed in Centenary Heights carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 11 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 Centenary Heights bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Centenary Heights and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 20%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Centenary Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Centenary Heights is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-Medium Density Residential and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Centenary Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Centenary Heights. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Centenary Heights hilly or flat?
Centenary Heights is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 622 m to 682 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 Centenary Heights?
Across 3,126 surveyed parcels in Centenary Heights, the median lot size is about 641 m². There are also 59 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 Centenary Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Centenary Heights itself. The suburb is served by 39 bus stops.
What is the population of Centenary Heights?
At the 2021 Census Centenary Heights had 6,152 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Toowoomba - Central statistical area, which contains Centenary Heights, went from 14,288 people in 2001 to 14,434 in 2025, up 1%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Centenary Heights alone.
Is Centenary Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Centenary Heights scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 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 Centenary Heights?
Median household income in Centenary Heights was $1,432 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Centenary Heights property?
A Centenary Heights 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.