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.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Kearneys Spring properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,840 Kearneys Spring properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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
Schools in and near Kearneys Spring
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 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 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 11% 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 612 m² across 4,679 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Kearneys Spring 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 12 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 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.
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 Kearneys Spring lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kearneys Spring planning - frequently asked
Is Kearneys Spring flood-prone?
About 11% of Kearneys Spring falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 2% of the 4,840 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 26 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Kearneys Spring bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Kearneys Spring is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
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.
Does Kearneys Spring have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kearneys Spring.
Is Kearneys Spring hilly or flat?
Kearneys Spring is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 630 m to 688 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kearneys Spring?
Across 4,679 surveyed parcels in Kearneys Spring, the median lot size is about 612 m². There are also 207 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darling Heights | 1.8 km | 4% | 19% |
| Middle Ridge | 2.3 km | 2% | 38% |
| Centenary Heights | 2.7 km | 9% | 0% |
| South Toowoomba | 3.1 km | 13% | 0% |
| Harristown | 3.2 km | 9% | 0% |
| Top Camp | 3.6 km | 18% | 42% |
| Drayton | 4.1 km | 22% | 25% |
| Mount Rascal | 4.6 km | 5% | 45% |
| Rangeville | 4.9 km | 6% | 40% |
| Toowoomba City | 4.9 km | 25% | 0% |