Cranley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cranley (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 10.33 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
10.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cranley'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.
Cranley 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 1,321 Cranley properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,321 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cranley.
Cranley at a glance
How Cranley is zoned
Selling in Cranley? 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 10.33 km², Cranley is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 32% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Community Facilities. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 595 m² across 786 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 Cranley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cranley 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 947, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cranley's 2,281 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wilsonton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cranley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cranley itself.
12,691 in 2001 to 14,669 in 2025, up 16%.
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 Cranley 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 →Cranley planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cranley?
The schematic on this page is a Cranley flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cranley address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cranley flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cranley and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 1% of the 1,321 properties we analysed in Cranley carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 14 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 Cranley bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 32% of Cranley 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 Cranley?
The dominant planning zone in Cranley is Community Facilities, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cranley have heritage-listed places?
Cranley has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Cranley hilly or flat?
Cranley is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 11% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 539 m to 680 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 Cranley?
Across 786 surveyed parcels in Cranley, the median lot size is about 595 m². There are also 83 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 Cranley have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cranley itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Cranley?
At the 2021 Census Cranley had 2,281 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Wilsonton statistical area, which contains Cranley, went from 12,691 people in 2001 to 14,669 in 2025, up 16%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cranley alone.
Is Cranley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cranley scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Cranley?
Median household income in Cranley was $1,112 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cranley property?
A Cranley 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.