Kleinton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kleinton
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 14.18 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
14.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kleinton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Kleinton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 942 Kleinton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 942 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kleinton.
Kleinton at a glance
Schools in and near Kleinton
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: 1.34 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.75 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 Kleinton is zoned
Selling in Kleinton? 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 14.18 km², Kleinton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 950 m² across 952 parcels.
Who lives in Kleinton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kleinton 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 1053, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kleinton's 2,205 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Highfields, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kleinton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kleinton itself.
6,433 in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.
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.
Kleinton 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 Kleinton 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 Kleinton. 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 Kleinton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kleinton planning - frequently asked
Is Kleinton flood-prone?
About 11% of Kleinton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 6% of the 942 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 32 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Kleinton bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Kleinton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Kleinton?
The dominant planning zone in Kleinton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Kleinton have heritage-listed places?
Kleinton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Kleinton hilly or flat?
Kleinton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 557 m to 620 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kleinton?
Across 952 surveyed parcels in Kleinton, the median lot size is about 950 m². There are also 75 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kleinton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kleinton itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Kleinton?
At the 2021 Census Kleinton had 2,205 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Highfields statistical area, which contains Kleinton, went from 6,433 people in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.
Is Kleinton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kleinton scores 1053 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kleinton?
Median household income in Kleinton was $2,262 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $408 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,925 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meringandan | 3.4 km | 17% | 32% |
| Geham | 4.8 km | 13% | 46% |
| Cabarlah | 5.1 km | 8% | 68% |
| Woolmer | 5.1 km | 16% | 14% |
| Highfields | 5.7 km | 10% | 32% |
| Spring Bluff | 5.8 km | 1% | 84% |
| Meringandan West | 6.5 km | 11% | 23% |
| Cawdor | 7.4 km | 14% | 24% |
| Groomsville | 7.9 km | 16% | 42% |
| Lilyvale | 8.1 km | 21% | 14% |