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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
96.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crows Nest'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.
Crows Nest 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 1,741 Crows Nest properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,741 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Crows Nest.
Crows Nest at a glance
How Crows Nest is zoned
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 9% 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 1,577 m² across 1,735 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 Crows Nest
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Crows Nest 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 884, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Crows Nest's 2,212 residents in each ABS age band.
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: 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Crows Nest planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Crows Nest?
The schematic on this page is a Crows Nest flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 9% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Crows Nest address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Crows Nest flood-prone?
About 9% of Crows Nest falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 22% of the 1,741 properties we analysed in Crows Nest carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 156 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 Crows Nest bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 60% of Crows Nest 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 Crows Nest?
The dominant planning zone in Crows Nest is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Crows Nest have heritage-listed places?
Crows Nest has 12 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 Crows Nest hilly or flat?
Crows Nest is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 4%, and 6% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 520 m to 637 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 Crows Nest?
Across 1,735 surveyed parcels in Crows Nest, the median lot size is about 1,577 m². There are also 128 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 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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Crows Nest alone.
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 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 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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Crows Nest property?
A Crows Nest 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.