Gowrie Little Plain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gowrie Little Plain (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 11.69 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
11.69 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gowrie Little Plain'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 Little Plain 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 44 Gowrie Little Plain properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 44 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Gowrie Little Plain.
Gowrie Little Plain at a glance
How Gowrie Little Plain is zoned
Selling in Gowrie Little Plain? 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 11.69 km², Gowrie Little Plain is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 202,562 m² across 45 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 Little Plain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gowrie Little Plain 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 1007, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gowrie Little Plain's 79 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gowrie Little Plain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gowrie Little Plain itself.
7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
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 Little Plain 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 Little Plain planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Gowrie Little Plain?
The schematic on this page is a Gowrie Little Plain 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 Gowrie Little Plain address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Gowrie Little Plain flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Gowrie Little Plain and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 44 properties we analysed in Gowrie Little Plain carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Gowrie Little Plain bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 15% of Gowrie Little Plain 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 Little Plain?
The dominant planning zone in Gowrie Little Plain is Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Gowrie Little Plain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gowrie Little Plain. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Gowrie Little Plain hilly or flat?
Gowrie Little Plain is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%, and 16% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 435 m to 571 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 Little Plain?
Across 45 surveyed parcels in Gowrie Little Plain, the median lot size is about 202,562 m².
What is the population of Gowrie Little Plain?
At the 2021 Census Gowrie Little Plain had 79 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Gowrie Little Plain, went from 7,104 people in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Gowrie Little Plain alone.
Is Gowrie Little Plain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gowrie Little Plain scores 1007 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 Little Plain?
Median household income in Gowrie Little Plain was $2,249 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $235 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,606 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Gowrie Little Plain property?
A Gowrie Little Plain 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.