Irvingdale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Irvingdale
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 74.01 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
74.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Irvingdale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Irvingdale at a glance
Schools in and near Irvingdale
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: 5.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.69 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 Irvingdale is zoned
Selling in Irvingdale? 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 74.01 km², Irvingdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 57% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 365,970 m² across 123 parcels.
Who lives in Irvingdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Irvingdale 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 962, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Irvingdale's 163 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wambo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Irvingdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Irvingdale itself.
15,011 in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Irvingdale 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 Irvingdale 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 Irvingdale. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Irvingdale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Irvingdale planning - frequently asked
Is Irvingdale flood-prone?
About 57% of Irvingdale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Irvingdale bushfire-prone?
Around 7% of Irvingdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Irvingdale?
The dominant planning zone in Irvingdale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Irvingdale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Irvingdale.
What is the typical lot size in Irvingdale?
Across 123 surveyed parcels in Irvingdale, the median lot size is about 365,970 m².
What is the population of Irvingdale?
At the 2021 Census Irvingdale had 163 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Wambo statistical area, which contains Irvingdale, went from 15,011 people in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Irvingdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Irvingdale scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Irvingdale?
Median household income in Irvingdale was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaxland | 8.5 km | 95% | <1% |
| Irvingdale Toowoomba Regional |
10.2 km | 45% | 2% |
| Kaimkillenbun | 11.4 km | 40% | 30% |
| Dalby | 15.8 km | 85% | 8% |
| Bowenville Toowoomba Regional |
16.3 km | 68% | <1% |
| Moola | 17.5 km | 20% | 28% |
| Pirrinuan | 19.4 km | 72% | 8% |
| Quinalow Toowoomba Regional |
19.9 km | 26% | 8% |
| Malling Toowoomba Regional |
20.8 km | 6% | 5% |
| Wainui Toowoomba Regional |
21.2 km | 67% | 7% |