Kooroongarra flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kooroongarra (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 116.49 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
116.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kooroongarra'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.
Kooroongarra 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 193 Kooroongarra properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 193 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kooroongarra.
Kooroongarra at a glance
How Kooroongarra is zoned
Selling in Kooroongarra? 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 116.49 km², Kooroongarra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 163,514 m² across 210 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 Kooroongarra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kooroongarra 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 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Millmerran, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kooroongarra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kooroongarra itself.
3,413 in 2001 to 3,351 in 2025, down 2%.
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 Kooroongarra 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 →Kooroongarra planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kooroongarra?
The schematic on this page is a Kooroongarra flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kooroongarra address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kooroongarra flood-prone?
About 3% of Kooroongarra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 193 properties we analysed in Kooroongarra carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Kooroongarra bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 14% of Kooroongarra 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 Kooroongarra?
The dominant planning zone in Kooroongarra is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Unzoned. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kooroongarra have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kooroongarra. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Kooroongarra hilly or flat?
Kooroongarra is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 346 m to 445 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 Kooroongarra?
Across 210 surveyed parcels in Kooroongarra, the median lot size is about 163,514 m².
Is Kooroongarra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kooroongarra scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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.
Do I need a planning report for a Kooroongarra property?
A Kooroongarra 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.