Geham flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Geham
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 47.35 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
47.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Geham's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Geham properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 245 Geham properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 245 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Geham.
Geham at a glance
Schools in and near Geham
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 4.04 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 Geham is zoned
Selling in Geham? 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 47.35 km², Geham is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 160,796 m² across 255 parcels.
Who lives in Geham
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Geham 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 Geham's 470 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Highfields, the wider ABS statistical area containing Geham. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Geham itself.
6,433 in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.
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.
Geham 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 Geham 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 Geham. 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 Geham lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Geham planning - frequently asked
Is Geham flood-prone?
About 13% of Geham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 1% of the 245 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Geham bushfire-prone?
Around 46% of Geham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Geham?
The dominant planning zone in Geham is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Rural Residential.
Does Geham have heritage-listed places?
Geham has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Geham hilly or flat?
Geham is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 14% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 502 m to 628 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Geham?
Across 255 surveyed parcels in Geham, the median lot size is about 160,796 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Geham have a train station?
There is no train station inside Geham itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Geham?
At the 2021 Census Geham had 470 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Highfields statistical area, which contains Geham, went from 6,433 people in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.
Is Geham an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Geham scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Geham?
Median household income in Geham was $1,924 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Luke | 4.7 km | 2% | 85% |
| Kleinton | 4.8 km | 11% | 50% |
| Groomsville | 5.3 km | 16% | 42% |
| Cabarlah | 5.6 km | 8% | 68% |
| Merritts Creek | 5.7 km | 10% | 40% |
| Fifteen Mile Lockyer Valley Regional |
7.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Meringandan | 7.0 km | 17% | 32% |
| Hampton | 8.1 km | 2% | 72% |
| Spring Bluff | 8.7 km | 1% | 84% |
| Pechey | 9.6 km | 4% | 51% |