Evergreen flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Evergreen (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 31.22 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
31.22 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Evergreen'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.
Evergreen 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 95 Evergreen properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 95 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Evergreen.
Evergreen at a glance
How Evergreen is zoned
Selling in Evergreen? 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 31.22 km², Evergreen is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 198,009 m² across 104 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 Evergreen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Evergreen 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Evergreen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Evergreen 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 Evergreen 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 →Evergreen planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Evergreen?
The schematic on this page is a Evergreen 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 Evergreen address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Evergreen flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Evergreen and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 3% of the 95 properties we analysed in Evergreen carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 3 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 Evergreen bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 12% of Evergreen 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 Evergreen?
The dominant planning zone in Evergreen is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Evergreen have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Evergreen. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Evergreen hilly or flat?
Evergreen is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 4%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 459 m to 578 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 Evergreen?
Across 104 surveyed parcels in Evergreen, the median lot size is about 198,009 m².
Is Evergreen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Evergreen scores 942 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.
Do I need a planning report for a Evergreen property?
A Evergreen 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.