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Crows Nest flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Crows Nest (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 96.18 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crows Nest's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Crows Nest properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,741 Crows Nest properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Crows Nest at a glance

Parcels 1,723 Median lot 1,567 m² Mapped easements 128 Bus stops 29 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 3%

Schools in and near Crows Nest

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

2

1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Crows Nest is zoned

Rural 77%
Open Space 8%
Community Facilities 8%
Rural Residential 3%
Low Density Residential 2%
Sport and Recreation 1%

Selling in Crows Nest? 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 96.18 km², Crows Nest is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,567 m² across 1,723 parcels.

Who lives in Crows Nest

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

Population
2,212
usual residents, 2021
Median age
57
years
Median household income
$913
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$270
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,118
per month
Household size
2.1
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 884, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Crows Nest's 2,212 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.3%
5-14 9.7%
15-19 4.4%
20-24 3.3%
25-34 7.7%
35-44 7.7%
45-54 10.5%
55-64 14.8%
65-74 17.9%
75-84 14.6%
85+ 6.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

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.

Crows Nest 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Crows Nest 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 Crows Nest. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Crows Nest lot.

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Crows Nest planning - frequently asked

Is Crows Nest flood-prone?

About 2% of Crows Nest falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 22% of the 1,741 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 156 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Crows Nest bushfire-prone?

Around 60% of Crows Nest is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Crows Nest?

The dominant planning zone in Crows Nest is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities.

Does Crows Nest have heritage-listed places?

Crows Nest has 12 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Crows Nest hilly or flat?

Crows Nest is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 520 m to 637 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Crows Nest?

Across 1,723 surveyed parcels in Crows Nest, the median lot size is about 1,567 m². There are also 128 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Crows Nest have a train station?

There is no train station inside Crows Nest itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.

What is the population of Crows Nest?

At the 2021 Census Crows Nest had 2,212 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Crows Nest, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

Is Crows Nest an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Crows Nest scores 884 and sits in decile 1 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 Crows Nest?

Median household income in Crows Nest was $913 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,118 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Pechey 6.8 km 4% 51%
Mountain Camp 7.6 km 0% 28%
Grapetree 7.8 km 0% 74%
Pinelands 7.9 km 0% 6%
Whichello 8.1 km 9% 18%
Cressbrook Creek 8.3 km 0% 76%
The Bluff 10.3 km 0% 38%
Merritts Creek 11.1 km 10% 40%
Pierces Creek 11.3 km 0% 75%
Plainby 11.4 km 7% 26%

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