Formartin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Formartin (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 132.82 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
132.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Formartin'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.
Formartin 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 118 Formartin properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 118 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Formartin.
Formartin at a glance
How Formartin is zoned
Selling in Formartin? 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 132.82 km², Formartin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 86% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,860,073 m² across 73 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 Formartin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Formartin 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 1053, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Formartin's 89 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Formartin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Formartin itself.
7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
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 Formartin 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 →Formartin planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Formartin?
The schematic on this page is a Formartin flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 86% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Formartin address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Formartin flood-prone?
About 86% of Formartin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 118 properties we analysed in Formartin carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Formartin bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Formartin and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 20%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Formartin?
The dominant planning zone in Formartin is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Formartin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Formartin. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Formartin hilly or flat?
Formartin is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 353 m to 371 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 Formartin?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Formartin, the median lot size is about 1,860,073 m². There are also 1 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 Formartin?
At the 2021 Census Formartin had 89 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Formartin, went from 7,104 people in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Formartin alone.
Is Formartin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Formartin scores 1053 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Formartin?
Median household income in Formartin was $1,958 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,184 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Formartin property?
A Formartin 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.