Cotswold Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cotswold Hills (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 5.84 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
5.84 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cotswold Hills'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.
Cotswold Hills 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 1,088 Cotswold Hills properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,088 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cotswold Hills.
Cotswold Hills at a glance
How Cotswold Hills is zoned
Selling in Cotswold Hills? 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 5.84 km², Cotswold Hills is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 840 m² across 1,087 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 Cotswold Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cotswold Hills 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 1032, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cotswold Hills's 1,620 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Toowoomba - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cotswold Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cotswold Hills itself.
7,648 in 2001 to 17,905 in 2025, up 134%.
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 Cotswold Hills address
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See what's in the $9 report →Cotswold Hills planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cotswold Hills?
The schematic on this page is a Cotswold Hills flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 4% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cotswold Hills address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cotswold Hills flood-prone?
About 4% of Cotswold Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 3% of the 1,088 properties we analysed in Cotswold Hills carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 27 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 Cotswold Hills bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 11% of Cotswold Hills 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 Cotswold Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Cotswold Hills is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Emerging Community. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cotswold Hills have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cotswold Hills. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Cotswold Hills hilly or flat?
Cotswold Hills is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 8% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 526 m to 618 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 Cotswold Hills?
Across 1,087 surveyed parcels in Cotswold Hills, the median lot size is about 840 m². There are also 104 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 Cotswold Hills?
At the 2021 Census Cotswold Hills had 1,620 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Toowoomba - West statistical area, which contains Cotswold Hills, went from 7,648 people in 2001 to 17,905 in 2025, up 134%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cotswold Hills alone.
Is Cotswold Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cotswold Hills scores 1032 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 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 Cotswold Hills?
Median household income in Cotswold Hills was $2,196 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,785 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cotswold Hills property?
A Cotswold Hills 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.