Kulpi flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kulpi (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 23.53 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kulpi's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Kulpi properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 157 Kulpi properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Kulpi at a glance

Parcels 148 Median lot 1,169 m² Mapped easements 1 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Kulpi

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

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: 7.23 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 Kulpi is zoned

Rural 99%
Township 1%
Rural Residential 0%
Limited Development (Constrained Land) 0%
Unzoned 0%

Selling in Kulpi? 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 23.53 km², Kulpi is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,169 m² across 148 parcels.

Who lives in Kulpi

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kulpi suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
77
usual residents, 2021
Median age
58
years
Median household income
$1,562
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$306
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$858
per month
Household size
2.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kulpi's 77 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 7.6%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 7.6%
35-44 5.1%
45-54 13.9%
55-64 24.1%
65-74 20.3%
75-84 13.9%
85+ 7.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kulpi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kulpi itself.

7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

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.

Kulpi data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Kulpi 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 Kulpi. 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 Kulpi lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Kulpi planning - frequently asked

Is Kulpi flood-prone?

About 26% of Kulpi falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 17% of the 157 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 12 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Kulpi bushfire-prone?

Around 11% of Kulpi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Kulpi?

The dominant planning zone in Kulpi is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Rural Residential.

Does Kulpi have heritage-listed places?

Kulpi has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Kulpi hilly or flat?

Kulpi is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 425 m to 501 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kulpi?

Across 148 surveyed parcels in Kulpi, the median lot size is about 1,169 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kulpi?

At the 2021 Census Kulpi had 77 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Kulpi, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.

Is Kulpi an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kulpi scores 942 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 Kulpi?

Median household income in Kulpi was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $306 a week and the median mortgage repayment $858 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Rosalie Plains 5.0 km 36% 10%
Evergreen 5.1 km 17% 12%
Peranga 5.3 km 23% 7%
Mount Darry 7.6 km 18% 23%
Balgowan 8.2 km 45% <1%
Quinalow 9.6 km 26% 8%
Narko 9.8 km 11% 25%
Brymaroo 10.0 km 53% 2%
Muldu 10.1 km 14% <1%
Highgrove 10.4 km 8% 35%

See all Toowoomba Regional suburb profiles →