Fifteen Mile flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fifteen Mile
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 17.01 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
17.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fifteen Mile's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Fifteen Mile at a glance
Schools in and near Fifteen Mile
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: 2.07 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.63 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 Fifteen Mile is zoned
Selling in Fifteen Mile? 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 17.01 km², Fifteen Mile is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 155,132 m² across 53 parcels.
Who lives in Fifteen Mile
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fifteen Mile 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fifteen Mile. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fifteen Mile itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Fifteen Mile 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 Fifteen Mile 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 Fifteen Mile. 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 Fifteen Mile lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fifteen Mile planning - frequently asked
Is Fifteen Mile flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Fifteen Mile and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Fifteen Mile bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Fifteen Mile is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Fifteen Mile?
The dominant planning zone in Fifteen Mile is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Fifteen Mile have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Fifteen Mile.
What is the typical lot size in Fifteen Mile?
Across 53 surveyed parcels in Fifteen Mile, the median lot size is about 155,132 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Fifteen Mile an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fifteen Mile scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Luke Toowoomba Regional |
3.3 km | 2% | 85% |
| Murphys Creek | 4.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hampton Toowoomba Regional |
5.4 km | 2% | 72% |
| Cabarlah Toowoomba Regional |
6.1 km | 8% | 68% |
| Geham Toowoomba Regional |
7.0 km | 13% | 46% |
| White Mountain | 7.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Merritts Creek Toowoomba Regional |
7.4 km | 10% | 40% |
| Perseverance Toowoomba Regional |
7.4 km | 0% | 63% |
| Upper Lockyer | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Palmtree Toowoomba Regional |
8.5 km | 0% | 89% |