Gilla flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Gilla (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 88.92 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gilla's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Gilla properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 19 Gilla properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Gilla at a glance

Parcels 91 Median lot 284,328 m² Mapped easements 9 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 4%

Schools in and near Gilla

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.93 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 1.93 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 Gilla is zoned

Rural 57%
Open Space 43%
Community Facilities 0%
Unzoned 0%
Rural Residential 0%

Selling in Gilla? 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 88.92 km², Gilla is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 284,328 m² across 91 parcels.

Who lives in Gilla

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gilla suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
61
usual residents, 2021
Median age
50
years
Median household income
$1,406
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$260
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$2,400
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 938, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Gilla's 61 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 12.3%
5-14 15.8%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 7.0%
35-44 7.0%
45-54 10.5%
55-64 17.5%
65-74 29.8%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gilla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gilla itself.

7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

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.

Gilla data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Gilla 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 Gilla. 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 Gilla lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Gilla planning - frequently asked

Is Gilla flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Gilla and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 19 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Gilla bushfire-prone?

Around 37% of Gilla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Gilla?

The dominant planning zone in Gilla is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities.

Does Gilla have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Gilla.

Is Gilla hilly or flat?

Gilla is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 26% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 386 m to 502 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Gilla?

Across 91 surveyed parcels in Gilla, the median lot size is about 284,328 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Gilla?

At the 2021 Census Gilla had 61 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Gilla, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

Is Gilla an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gilla scores 938 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Gilla?

Median household income in Gilla was $1,406 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Googa Creek 7.4 km 0% 56%
Kooralgin 8.8 km 0% 29%
Yarraman 9.3 km 3% 28%
Cherry Creek 9.4 km 0% 56%
Upper Yarraman 13.0 km <1% 7%
Mount Binga 14.4 km 0% 67%
Emu Creek 18.9 km 0% 53%
Cooyar 19.6 km 4% 55%
East Cooyar 20.1 km 0% 40%
Anduramba 20.9 km 0% 52%

See all Toowoomba Regional suburb profiles →