Gowrie Mountain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gowrie Mountain (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 2.01 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
2.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gowrie Mountain'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 Mountain 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 99 Gowrie Mountain properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 99 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Gowrie Mountain.
Gowrie Mountain at a glance
How Gowrie Mountain is zoned
Selling in Gowrie Mountain? 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 2.01 km², Gowrie Mountain is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 10,343 m² across 104 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 Mountain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gowrie Mountain 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 994, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gowrie Mountain's 222 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gowrie Mountain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gowrie Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Gowrie Mountain?
The schematic on this page is a Gowrie Mountain 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 Mountain address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Gowrie Mountain flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Gowrie Mountain and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 99 properties we analysed in Gowrie Mountain 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 Mountain bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 22% of Gowrie Mountain 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 Mountain?
The dominant planning zone in Gowrie Mountain is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Gowrie Mountain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gowrie Mountain. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Gowrie Mountain hilly or flat?
Gowrie Mountain is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 46% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 458 m to 627 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 Mountain?
Across 104 surveyed parcels in Gowrie Mountain, the median lot size is about 10,343 m². There are also 17 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 Mountain?
At the 2021 Census Gowrie Mountain had 222 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Gowrie Mountain, 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 Mountain alone.
Is Gowrie Mountain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gowrie Mountain scores 994 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 Gowrie Mountain?
Median household income in Gowrie Mountain was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $308 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,611 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Gowrie Mountain property?
A Gowrie Mountain 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.