Glenvale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Glenvale
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 14.59 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
14.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glenvale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Glenvale properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,610 Glenvale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,610 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Glenvale.
Glenvale at a glance
Schools in and near Glenvale
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
3 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Glenvale is zoned
Selling in Glenvale? 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 14.59 km², Glenvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 600 m² across 3,880 parcels.
Who lives in Glenvale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glenvale 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 955, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Glenvale's 8,120 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Toowoomba - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Glenvale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glenvale itself.
7,648 in 2001 to 17,905 in 2025, up 134%.
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.
Glenvale 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 Glenvale 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 Glenvale. 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 Glenvale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Glenvale planning - frequently asked
Is Glenvale flood-prone?
About 25% of Glenvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 19% of the 3,610 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 353 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Glenvale bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Glenvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Glenvale?
The dominant planning zone in Glenvale is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Emerging Community.
Does Glenvale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Glenvale.
Is Glenvale hilly or flat?
Glenvale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 526 m to 647 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Glenvale?
Across 3,880 surveyed parcels in Glenvale, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 241 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Glenvale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Glenvale itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Glenvale?
At the 2021 Census Glenvale had 8,120 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Toowoomba - West statistical area, which contains Glenvale, went from 7,648 people in 2001 to 17,905 in 2025, up 134%.
Is Glenvale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenvale scores 955 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Glenvale?
Median household income in Glenvale was $1,641 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,525 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington | 2.9 km | 12% | 15% |
| Harristown | 3.4 km | 9% | 0% |
| Drayton | 3.6 km | 22% | 25% |
| Wilsonton | 3.8 km | 10% | 4% |
| Newtown | 4.0 km | 8% | <1% |
| Cotswold Hills | 5.0 km | 11% | 11% |
| Darling Heights | 5.2 km | 4% | 19% |
| Wilsonton Heights | 5.2 km | 4% | <1% |
| Rockville | 5.7 km | 3% | 0% |
| Toowoomba City | 5.8 km | 25% | 0% |