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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
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. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Glencoe 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 185 Glencoe properties.
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
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. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 25,174 m² across 198 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 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: 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Glencoe planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Glencoe?
The schematic on this page is a Glencoe flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Glencoe address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Glencoe flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Glencoe and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 185 properties we analysed in Glencoe carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Glencoe bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 19% of Glencoe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Glencoe?
The dominant planning zone in Glencoe is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Glencoe have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Glencoe. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Glencoe hilly or flat?
Glencoe is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 37% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 477 m to 633 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 Glencoe?
Across 198 surveyed parcels in Glencoe, the median lot size is about 25,174 m². There are also 5 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 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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Glencoe alone.
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 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 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. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Glencoe property?
A Glencoe 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.