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Highfields flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Highfields (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 26.14 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Highfields's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Highfields properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,209 Highfields properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Highfields at a glance

Parcels 4,147 Median lot 2,507 m² Mapped easements 387 Bus stops 39 Schools in suburb 5 Landslide overlay 8%

Schools in and near Highfields

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

5

3 schools providing primary years and 4 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Highfields is zoned

Low Density Residential 47%
Rural 27%
Rural Residential 7%
Community Facilities 7%
Low-Medium Density Residential 6%
Open Space 3%

Selling in Highfields? 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 26.14 km², Highfields is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 32% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 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 2,507 m² across 4,147 parcels.

Who lives in Highfields

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Highfields suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
8,568
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,994
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$410
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,842
per month
Household size
2.8
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1047, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Highfields's 8,568 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.5%
5-14 14.7%
15-19 8.1%
20-24 3.7%
25-34 7.1%
35-44 11.1%
45-54 14.5%
55-64 13.6%
65-74 13.5%
75-84 7.4%
85+ 2.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Highfields, the wider ABS statistical area containing Highfields. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Highfields itself.

6,433 in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.

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.

Highfields data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Highfields 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 Highfields. 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 Highfields lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Highfields planning - frequently asked

Is Highfields flood-prone?

About 10% of Highfields falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 16% of the 4,209 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 350 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Highfields bushfire-prone?

Around 32% of Highfields is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Highfields?

The dominant planning zone in Highfields is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural Residential.

Does Highfields have heritage-listed places?

Highfields has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Highfields hilly or flat?

Highfields is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 582 m to 656 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Highfields?

Across 4,147 surveyed parcels in Highfields, the median lot size is about 2,507 m². There are also 387 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Highfields have a train station?

There is no train station inside Highfields itself. The suburb is served by 39 bus stops.

What is the population of Highfields?

At the 2021 Census Highfields had 8,568 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Highfields statistical area, which contains Highfields, went from 6,433 people in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.

Is Highfields an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Highfields scores 1047 and sits in decile 9 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 Highfields?

Median household income in Highfields was $1,994 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Spring Bluff 2.5 km 1% 84%
Woolmer 3.1 km 16% 14%
Blue Mountain Heights 3.7 km <1% 60%
Birnam 3.7 km 24% 33%
Cawdor 4.7 km 14% 24%
Mount Kynoch 4.8 km 4% 57%
Ballard
Lockyer Valley Regional		 4.9 km 0% 100%
Cranley 5.5 km 10% 32%
Kleinton 5.7 km 11% 50%
Cabarlah 5.9 km 8% 68%

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