Hampton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hampton
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 26.21 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
26.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hampton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Hampton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 415 Hampton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 415 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Hampton.
Hampton at a glance
Schools in and near Hampton
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 5.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.16 km from the suburb boundary
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 Hampton is zoned
Selling in Hampton? 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 26.21 km², Hampton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 20,170 m² across 297 parcels.
Who lives in Hampton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hampton 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hampton's 469 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hampton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hampton itself.
7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Hampton 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 Hampton 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 Hampton. 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 Hampton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hampton planning - frequently asked
Is Hampton flood-prone?
About 2% of Hampton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 415 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Hampton bushfire-prone?
Around 72% of Hampton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Hampton?
The dominant planning zone in Hampton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Township.
Does Hampton have heritage-listed places?
Hampton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Hampton hilly or flat?
Hampton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 17% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 553 m to 724 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Hampton?
Across 297 surveyed parcels in Hampton, the median lot size is about 20,170 m². There are also 71 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Hampton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Hampton itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Hampton?
At the 2021 Census Hampton had 469 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Hampton, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Hampton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hampton scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hampton?
Median household income in Hampton was $1,640 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perseverance | 2.9 km | 0% | 63% |
| Mount Luke | 3.8 km | 2% | 85% |
| Merritts Creek | 4.2 km | 10% | 40% |
| Fifteen Mile Lockyer Valley Regional |
5.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Grapetree | 5.7 km | 0% | 74% |
| Pechey | 7.4 km | 4% | 51% |
| Palmtree | 7.9 km | 0% | 89% |
| Geham | 8.1 km | 13% | 46% |
| White Mountain Lockyer Valley Regional |
9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ravensbourne | 9.6 km | 0% | 81% |