Harristown flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Harristown (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 7.24 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
7.24 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Harristown'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.
Harristown 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 4,872 Harristown properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,872 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Harristown.
Harristown at a glance
How Harristown is zoned
Selling in Harristown? 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 7.24 km², Harristown is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 658 m² across 4,346 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 Harristown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Harristown 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 887, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Harristown's 9,081 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Drayton - Harristown, the wider ABS statistical area containing Harristown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Harristown itself.
9,433 in 2001 to 11,514 in 2025, up 22%.
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 Harristown 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 →Harristown planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Harristown?
The schematic on this page is a Harristown flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 4% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Harristown address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Harristown flood-prone?
About 4% of Harristown falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 2% of the 4,872 properties we analysed in Harristown carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 34 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 Harristown bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Harristown and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 20%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Harristown?
The dominant planning zone in Harristown is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-Medium Density Residential and Medium Impact Industry. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Harristown have heritage-listed places?
Harristown has 9 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Harristown hilly or flat?
Harristown is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 620 m to 683 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 Harristown?
Across 4,346 surveyed parcels in Harristown, the median lot size is about 658 m². There are also 304 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.
Does Harristown have a train station?
There is no train station inside Harristown itself. The suburb is served by 56 bus stops.
What is the population of Harristown?
At the 2021 Census Harristown had 9,081 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Drayton - Harristown statistical area, which contains Harristown, went from 9,433 people in 2001 to 11,514 in 2025, up 22%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Harristown alone.
Is Harristown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Harristown scores 887 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 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 Harristown?
Median household income in Harristown was $1,158 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Harristown property?
A Harristown 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.