Kearneys Spring flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kearneys Spring (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 6.5 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
6.5 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kearneys Spring'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.
Kearneys Spring 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 4,840 Kearneys Spring properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,840 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kearneys Spring.
Kearneys Spring at a glance
How Kearneys Spring is zoned
Selling in Kearneys Spring? 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 6.5 km², Kearneys Spring is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low-Medium Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 600 m² across 4,576 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 Kearneys Spring
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kearneys Spring 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kearneys Spring's 9,419 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Darling Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kearneys Spring. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kearneys Spring itself.
10,461 in 2001 to 16,382 in 2025, up 57%.
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 Kearneys Spring 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 →Kearneys Spring planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kearneys Spring?
The schematic on this page is a Kearneys Spring flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 4% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kearneys Spring address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kearneys Spring flood-prone?
About 4% of Kearneys Spring falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 2% of the 4,840 properties we analysed in Kearneys Spring carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 26 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Kearneys Spring bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 14% of Kearneys Spring 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 Kearneys Spring?
The dominant planning zone in Kearneys Spring is Low-Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kearneys Spring have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kearneys Spring. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Kearneys Spring hilly or flat?
Kearneys Spring is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 630 m to 688 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 Kearneys Spring?
Across 4,576 surveyed parcels in Kearneys Spring, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 207 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.
Does Kearneys Spring have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kearneys Spring itself. The suburb is served by 50 bus stops.
What is the population of Kearneys Spring?
At the 2021 Census Kearneys Spring had 9,419 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Darling Heights statistical area, which contains Kearneys Spring, went from 10,461 people in 2001 to 16,382 in 2025, up 57%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Kearneys Spring alone.
Is Kearneys Spring an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kearneys Spring scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Kearneys Spring?
Median household income in Kearneys Spring was $1,335 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Kearneys Spring property?
A Kearneys Spring 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.