Kingsthorpe flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kingsthorpe
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 47.42 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
47.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kingsthorpe's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Kingsthorpe properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 968 Kingsthorpe properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 968 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kingsthorpe.
Kingsthorpe at a glance
Schools in and near Kingsthorpe
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 6.05 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 Kingsthorpe is zoned
Selling in Kingsthorpe? 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 47.42 km², Kingsthorpe is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 2,117 m² across 954 parcels.
Who lives in Kingsthorpe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kingsthorpe 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 945, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kingsthorpe's 2,159 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kingsthorpe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kingsthorpe itself.
7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
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.
Kingsthorpe 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 Kingsthorpe 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 Kingsthorpe. 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 Kingsthorpe lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kingsthorpe planning - frequently asked
Is Kingsthorpe flood-prone?
About 34% of Kingsthorpe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 2% of the 968 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 15 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Kingsthorpe bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Kingsthorpe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Kingsthorpe?
The dominant planning zone in Kingsthorpe is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Rural Residential.
Does Kingsthorpe have heritage-listed places?
Kingsthorpe has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Kingsthorpe hilly or flat?
Kingsthorpe is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 428 m to 531 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kingsthorpe?
Across 954 surveyed parcels in Kingsthorpe, the median lot size is about 2,117 m². There are also 76 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kingsthorpe?
At the 2021 Census Kingsthorpe had 2,159 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Kingsthorpe, went from 7,104 people in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
Is Kingsthorpe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kingsthorpe scores 945 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 Kingsthorpe?
Median household income in Kingsthorpe was $1,652 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowrie Mountain | 3.2 km | 7% | 22% |
| Kings Siding | 4.7 km | 16% | 2% |
| Cutella | 4.9 km | 16% | 4% |
| Charlton | 5.4 km | 17% | 7% |
| Wellcamp | 6.7 km | 27% | 9% |
| Glencoe | 7.5 km | 7% | 19% |
| Yalangur | 8.2 km | 45% | 4% |
| Gowrie Junction | 8.4 km | 22% | 12% |
| Gowrie Little Plain | 8.6 km | 15% | 15% |
| Biddeston | 9.2 km | 16% | 4% |