Charlton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Charlton
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 13.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
13.48 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Charlton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Charlton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 124 Charlton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 124 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Charlton.
Charlton at a glance
Schools in and near Charlton
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.01 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.59 km from the suburb boundary
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 Charlton is zoned
Selling in Charlton? 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 13.48 km², Charlton is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Medium Impact Industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 44,220 m² across 124 parcels.
Who lives in Charlton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Charlton 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 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Charlton's 107 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Toowoomba - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Charlton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Charlton itself.
7,648 in 2001 to 17,905 in 2025, up 134%.
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.
Charlton data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Charlton 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 Charlton. 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 Charlton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Charlton planning - frequently asked
Is Charlton flood-prone?
About 17% of Charlton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 22% of the 124 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 22 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Charlton bushfire-prone?
Around 7% of Charlton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Charlton?
The dominant planning zone in Charlton is Medium Impact Industry, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community Facilities.
Does Charlton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Charlton.
Is Charlton hilly or flat?
Charlton is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 462 m to 541 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Charlton?
Across 124 surveyed parcels in Charlton, the median lot size is about 44,220 m². There are also 77 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Charlton?
At the 2021 Census Charlton had 107 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Toowoomba - West statistical area, which contains Charlton, went from 7,648 people in 2001 to 17,905 in 2025, up 134%.
Is Charlton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Charlton scores 927 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Charlton?
Median household income in Charlton was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowrie Mountain | 2.6 km | 7% | 22% |
| Gowrie Junction | 4.4 km | 22% | 12% |
| Wellcamp | 4.5 km | 27% | 9% |
| Cotswold Hills | 4.9 km | 11% | 11% |
| Torrington | 5.0 km | 12% | 15% |
| Kingsthorpe | 5.4 km | 34% | 2% |
| Glencoe | 6.3 km | 7% | 19% |
| Cutella | 7.2 km | 16% | 4% |
| Glenvale | 7.4 km | 25% | 18% |
| Wilsonton | 7.7 km | 10% | 4% |