Felton South flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Felton South (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 68.08 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
68.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Felton South'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.
Felton South 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 146 Felton South properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 146 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Felton South.
Felton South at a glance
How Felton South is zoned
Selling in Felton South? 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 68.08 km², Felton South is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 65% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 350,357 m² across 136 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 Felton South
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Felton South 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 1020, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Felton South's 78 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Felton South. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Felton South itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Felton South 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 →Felton South planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Felton South?
The schematic on this page is a Felton South flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 65% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Felton South address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Felton South flood-prone?
About 65% of Felton South falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 13% of the 146 properties we analysed in Felton South carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 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 Felton South bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 4% of Felton South 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 Felton South?
The dominant planning zone in Felton South is Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Felton South have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Felton South. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Felton South hilly or flat?
Felton South is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 402 m to 467 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 Felton South?
Across 136 surveyed parcels in Felton South, the median lot size is about 350,357 m². There are also 31 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.
What is the population of Felton South?
At the 2021 Census Felton South had 78 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Clifton - Greenmount statistical area, which contains Felton South, went from 3,760 people in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Felton South alone.
Is Felton South an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Felton South scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Felton South?
Median household income in Felton South was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,194 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Felton South property?
A Felton South 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.