Glencoe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Glencoe
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 18.96 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
18.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glencoe's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Glencoe properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 185 Glencoe properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 185 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Glencoe.
Glencoe at a glance
Schools in and near Glencoe
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: 1.14 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.28 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 Glencoe is zoned
Selling in Glencoe? 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 18.96 km², Glencoe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 25,205 m² across 196 parcels.
Who lives in Glencoe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glencoe 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 991, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Glencoe's 304 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gowrie (Qld), the wider ABS statistical area containing Glencoe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glencoe itself.
3,970 in 2001 to 8,154 in 2025, up 105%.
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.
Glencoe 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 Glencoe 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 Glencoe. 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 Glencoe lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Glencoe planning - frequently asked
Is Glencoe flood-prone?
About 7% of Glencoe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 185 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Glencoe bushfire-prone?
Around 19% of Glencoe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Glencoe?
The dominant planning zone in Glencoe is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Glencoe have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Glencoe.
Is Glencoe hilly or flat?
Glencoe is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 37% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 477 m to 633 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Glencoe?
Across 196 surveyed parcels in Glencoe, the median lot size is about 25,205 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Glencoe?
At the 2021 Census Glencoe had 304 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gowrie (Qld) statistical area, which contains Glencoe, went from 3,970 people in 2001 to 8,154 in 2025, up 105%.
Is Glencoe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glencoe scores 991 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Glencoe?
Median household income in Glencoe was $1,954 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilyvale | 3.5 km | 21% | 14% |
| Cawdor | 3.7 km | 14% | 24% |
| Gowrie Little Plain | 3.9 km | 15% | 15% |
| Gowrie Junction | 4.0 km | 22% | 12% |
| Cutella | 4.4 km | 16% | 4% |
| Meringandan West | 5.6 km | 11% | 23% |
| Woolmer | 5.9 km | 16% | 14% |
| Charlton | 6.3 km | 17% | 7% |
| Yalangur | 6.8 km | 45% | 4% |
| Birnam | 7.0 km | 24% | 33% |