Crossroads flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
291.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crossroads's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Crossroads at a glance
Schools in and near Crossroads
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: 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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Crossroads is zoned
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.
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 966, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Crossroads's 127 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 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.
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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Crossroads lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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%.
Is Crossroads bushfire-prone?
Around 46% of Crossroads is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |