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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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Centenary Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Centenary Heights properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,028 Centenary Heights properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Centenary Heights at a glance

Parcels 3,147 Median lot 652 m² Mapped easements 59 Bus stops 39 Schools in suburb 5

Schools in and near Centenary Heights

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

5

3 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Centenary Heights is zoned

Low Density Residential 54%
Low-Medium Density Residential 27%
Community Facilities 10%
Open Space 8%
Local Centre 0%

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 9% 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 652 m² across 3,147 parcels.

Who lives in Centenary Heights

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Centenary Heights suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
6,152
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$1,432
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$320
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,408
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Centenary Heights's 6,152 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 12.6%
15-19 6.5%
20-24 6.9%
25-34 14.2%
35-44 12.3%
45-54 12.1%
55-64 10.2%
65-74 10.7%
75-84 6.6%
85+ 2.2%

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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Centenary Heights data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Centenary Heights. 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 Centenary Heights lot.

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Centenary Heights planning - frequently asked

Is Centenary Heights flood-prone?

About 9% of Centenary Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 3,028 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 12 rated high risk or historically affected.

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%).

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.

Does Centenary Heights have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Centenary Heights.

Is Centenary Heights hilly or flat?

Centenary Heights is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 622 m to 682 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Centenary Heights?

Across 3,147 surveyed parcels in Centenary Heights, the median lot size is about 652 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

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%.

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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

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.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
South Toowoomba 1.5 km 13% 0%
Middle Ridge 2.5 km 2% 38%
Rangeville 2.5 km 6% 40%
Kearneys Spring 2.7 km 11% 14%
East Toowoomba 2.7 km 10% <1%
Toowoomba City 3.2 km 25% 0%
Redwood 3.4 km <1% 85%
Harristown 3.7 km 9% 0%
Darling Heights 4.2 km 4% 19%
North Toowoomba 4.5 km 17% <1%

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