Irongate flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Irongate
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 54.65 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
54.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Irongate's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Irongate properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 110 Irongate properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 110 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Irongate.
Irongate at a glance
Schools in and near Irongate
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: 4.38 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 10.21 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 Irongate is zoned
Selling in Irongate? 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 54.65 km², Irongate is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 9% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 453,397 m² across 99 parcels.
Who lives in Irongate
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Irongate 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 997, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Irongate's 135 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pittsworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Irongate. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Irongate itself.
4,934 in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Irongate 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 Irongate 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 Irongate. 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 Irongate lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Irongate planning - frequently asked
Is Irongate flood-prone?
About 36% of Irongate falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 110 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Irongate bushfire-prone?
Around 9% of Irongate is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Irongate?
The dominant planning zone in Irongate is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Unzoned.
Does Irongate have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Irongate.
Is Irongate hilly or flat?
Irongate is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 388 m to 500 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Irongate?
Across 99 surveyed parcels in Irongate, the median lot size is about 453,397 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Irongate?
At the 2021 Census Irongate had 135 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Pittsworth statistical area, which contains Irongate, went from 4,934 people in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Irongate an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Irongate scores 997 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Irongate?
Median household income in Irongate was $1,520 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,717 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens | 6.0 km | 88% | <1% |
| Rossvale | 6.7 km | 13% | 14% |
| Springside | 7.3 km | 19% | 17% |
| Mount Tyson | 10.0 km | 42% | 5% |
| Yarranlea | 10.6 km | 36% | 5% |
| Stoneleigh | 10.8 km | 10% | 28% |
| Bongeen | 10.9 km | 87% | 0% |
| Evanslea | 11.4 km | 61% | 3% |
| Brookstead | 11.8 km | 72% | <1% |
| Motley | 13.9 km | 44% | <1% |