Colinton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Colinton
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 139.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
139.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Colinton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Colinton at a glance
Schools in and near Colinton
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: 3.54 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.67 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 Colinton is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Colinton, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Colinton sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 139.92 km², Colinton is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 65% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record. The median lot measures about 160,825 m² across 216 parcels.
Who lives in Colinton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Colinton 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 902, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Colinton's 60 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilcoy, the wider ABS statistical area containing Colinton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Colinton itself.
4,029 in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
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.
Colinton 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 | Not 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 Colinton 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 Colinton. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Colinton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Colinton planning - frequently asked
Is Colinton flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Colinton and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%).
Is Colinton bushfire-prone?
Around 65% of Colinton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Colinton?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Colinton, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Colinton have heritage-listed places?
Colinton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Colinton?
Across 216 surveyed parcels in Colinton, the median lot size is about 160,825 m². There are also 24 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Colinton?
At the 2021 Census Colinton had 60 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Kilcoy statistical area, which contains Colinton, went from 4,029 people in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
Is Colinton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Colinton scores 902 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Colinton?
Median household income in Colinton was $959 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,708 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore | 10.3 km | 0% | 65% |
| Cherry Creek Toowoomba Regional |
11.6 km | 0% | 56% |
| Harlin | 12.8 km | 0% | 50% |
| Ivory Creek | 14.4 km | Not mapped | 74% |
| Yimbun | 15.1 km | Not mapped | 51% |
| Googa Creek Toowoomba Regional |
16.2 km | 0% | 56% |
| Anduramba Toowoomba Regional |
16.6 km | 0% | 52% |
| Linville | 17.5 km | Not mapped | 66% |
| Braemore | 17.8 km | Not mapped | 51% |
| Eskdale | 19.2 km | 0% | 44% |