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Crossroads flood map & planning overlays

Crossroads is young, median age 32, joint 3rd-lowest in the region.

A planning-constraint profile of Crossroads (Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 291.48 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crossroads's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Crossroads

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
31%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Crossroads at a glance

Parcels 110 Median lot 1,416,127 m² Mapped easements 75 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Crossroads

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 7.23 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.33 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Crossroads address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Crossroads is zoned

Rural 99%
Recreation and open space 1%
Community facilities 0%

Selling in Crossroads? 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 291.48 km², Crossroads is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,416,127 m² across 110 parcels.

Who lives in Crossroads

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

Population
127
usual residents, 2021
Median age
32
years
Median household income
$2,049
per week, Western Downs Regional suburb typical $1,432
Median rent
$250
per week, Western Downs Regional suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$5,400
per month
Household size
3.9
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 966, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Crossroads's 127 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 27.4%
15-19 11.1%
20-24 5.1%
25-34 14.5%
35-44 10.3%
45-54 16.2%
55-64 6.8%
65-74 4.3%
75-84 4.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Chinchilla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Crossroads. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Crossroads itself.

5,677 in 2001 to 9,159 in 2025, up 61%.

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.

Crossroads 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Crossroads 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.

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Crossroads. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Crossroads lot.

Crossroads planning - frequently asked

Is Crossroads flood-prone?

About 58% of Crossroads falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%. Published flood models are held over parts of Crossroads; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Crossroads bushfire-prone?

Around 46% of Crossroads is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.

Is Crossroads under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 31% of Crossroads in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Crossroads?

The dominant planning zone in Crossroads is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.

Does Crossroads have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Crossroads.

What is the typical lot size in Crossroads?

Across 110 surveyed parcels in Crossroads, the median lot size is about 1,416,127 m². There are also 75 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Crossroads?

At the 2021 Census Crossroads had 127 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 3.9 people. The wider Chinchilla statistical area, which contains Crossroads, went from 5,677 people in 2001 to 9,159 in 2025, up 61%.

Is Crossroads an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Crossroads scores 966 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 Crossroads?

Median household income in Crossroads was $2,049 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $5,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Greenswamp 10.4 km 64% 42%
Wieambilla 11.8 km 44% 78%
Rywung 18.2 km 27% 35%
Hopeland 18.2 km 61% 27%
Nangram 18.6 km 68% 41%
Goombi 19.0 km 53% 26%
Montrose 19.5 km 55% 80%
Chinchilla 20.7 km 78% 46%
Baking Board 22.9 km 43% 64%
Boonarga 25.4 km 60% 19%

See all Western Downs Regional suburb profiles →