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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Formartin properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 118 Formartin properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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
Schools in and near Formartin
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: 3.58 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.43 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 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 97% 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 2,047,366 m² across 68 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Formartin 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 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Formartin. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Formartin lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Formartin planning - frequently asked
Is Formartin flood-prone?
About 97% of Formartin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 118 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
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%).
What is the zoning in Formartin?
The dominant planning zone in Formartin is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned.
Does Formartin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Formartin.
Is Formartin hilly or flat?
Formartin is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 353 m to 371 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Formartin?
Across 68 surveyed parcels in Formartin, the median lot size is about 2,047,366 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wainui | 5.4 km | 67% | 7% |
| West Prairie | 8.8 km | 98% | 0% |
| St Ruth | 10.3 km | 97% | <1% |
| Bowenville | 10.3 km | 68% | <1% |
| Mount Moriah | 13.4 km | 64% | 2% |
| Jondaryan | 15.4 km | 66% | 5% |
| Malu | 15.4 km | 19% | 4% |
| St Ruth Western Downs Regional |
16.2 km | 99% | 7% |
| Blaxland Western Downs Regional |
17.2 km | 95% | <1% |
| Tipton | 19.5 km | 100% | 6% |