Headington Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Headington Hill (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 45.84 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
45.84 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Headington Hill'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.
Headington Hill 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 80 Headington Hill properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 80 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Headington Hill.
Headington Hill at a glance
How Headington Hill is zoned
Selling in Headington Hill? 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 45.84 km², Headington Hill is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 405,843 m² across 70 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 Headington Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Headington Hill 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 1006, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Headington Hill's 87 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Headington Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Headington Hill itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Headington Hill 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 →Headington Hill planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Headington Hill?
The schematic on this page is a Headington Hill 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 Headington Hill address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Headington Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Headington Hill and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 80 properties we analysed in Headington Hill 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 Headington Hill bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 18% of Headington Hill 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 Headington Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Headington Hill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Headington Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Headington Hill. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Headington Hill hilly or flat?
Headington Hill is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 3%, and 2% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 449 m to 628 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 Headington Hill?
Across 70 surveyed parcels in Headington Hill, the median lot size is about 405,843 m². There are also 9 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 Headington Hill?
At the 2021 Census Headington Hill had 87 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Clifton - Greenmount statistical area, which contains Headington Hill, went from 3,760 people in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Headington Hill alone.
Is Headington Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Headington Hill scores 1006 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 Headington Hill?
Median household income in Headington Hill was $1,178 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,582 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Headington Hill property?
A Headington Hill 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.