Jimbour West flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Jimbour West
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 236.72 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
236.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jimbour West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Jimbour West at a glance
Schools in and near Jimbour West
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: 1.95 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.95 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 Jimbour West is zoned
Selling in Jimbour West? 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 236.72 km², Jimbour West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 89% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,552,168 m² across 140 parcels.
Who lives in Jimbour West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jimbour West 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 1025, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Jimbour West's 97 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wambo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jimbour West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jimbour West 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.
Jimbour West 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 Jimbour West 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 Jimbour West. 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 Jimbour West lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Jimbour West planning - frequently asked
Is Jimbour West flood-prone?
About 89% of Jimbour West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Jimbour West bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Jimbour West and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Western Downs Regional average is 43%).
What is the zoning in Jimbour West?
The dominant planning zone in Jimbour West is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Jimbour West have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Jimbour West.
What is the typical lot size in Jimbour West?
Across 140 surveyed parcels in Jimbour West, the median lot size is about 1,552,168 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Jimbour West?
At the 2021 Census Jimbour West had 97 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Wambo statistical area, which contains Jimbour West, went from 15,011 people in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Jimbour West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jimbour West scores 1025 and sits in decile 8 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 Jimbour West?
Median household income in Jimbour West was $1,666 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $165 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckerang | 13.8 km | 96% | 9% |
| Warra | 15.8 km | 90% | 10% |
| Jandowae | 17.8 km | 46% | 19% |
| Macalister | 18.4 km | 89% | 7% |
| Jimbour East | 21.4 km | 44% | 38% |
| Langlands | 22.7 km | 81% | 5% |
| Pirrinuan | 24.6 km | 72% | 8% |
| Jinghi | 25.3 km | 49% | 46% |
| Wychie | 25.7 km | 84% | 4% |
| Cooranga | 26.1 km | 33% | 38% |