Gowrie Junction flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gowrie Junction (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 26.1 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
26.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gowrie Junction'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.
Gowrie Junction 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 1,056 Gowrie Junction properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,056 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Gowrie Junction.
Gowrie Junction at a glance
How Gowrie Junction is zoned
Selling in Gowrie Junction? 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 26.1 km², Gowrie Junction is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,053 m² across 1,006 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 Gowrie Junction
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gowrie Junction 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 1014, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gowrie Junction's 2,242 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gowrie (Qld), the wider ABS statistical area containing Gowrie Junction. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gowrie Junction 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 Gowrie Junction 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 →Gowrie Junction planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Gowrie Junction?
The schematic on this page is a Gowrie Junction flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 14% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Gowrie Junction address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Gowrie Junction flood-prone?
About 14% of Gowrie Junction falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 15% of the 1,056 properties we analysed in Gowrie Junction carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 122 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 Gowrie Junction bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 12% of Gowrie Junction 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 Gowrie Junction?
The dominant planning zone in Gowrie Junction 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 Gowrie Junction have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gowrie Junction. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Gowrie Junction hilly or flat?
Gowrie Junction is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 8%, and 14% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 465 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 Gowrie Junction?
Across 1,006 surveyed parcels in Gowrie Junction, the median lot size is about 4,053 m². There are also 102 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 Gowrie Junction?
At the 2021 Census Gowrie Junction had 2,242 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Gowrie (Qld) statistical area, which contains Gowrie Junction, 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 Gowrie Junction alone.
Is Gowrie Junction an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gowrie Junction scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Gowrie Junction?
Median household income in Gowrie Junction was $2,164 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Gowrie Junction property?
A Gowrie Junction 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.