Leyburn flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Leyburn
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 65.17 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
65.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Leyburn's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Leyburn properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 141 Leyburn properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 141 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Leyburn.
Leyburn at a glance
Schools in and near Leyburn
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: 3.77 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 21.88 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 Leyburn is zoned
Selling in Leyburn? 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 65.17 km², Leyburn is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 264,295 m² across 148 parcels.
Who lives in Leyburn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Leyburn 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 839, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Leyburn's 566 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Downs - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Leyburn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Leyburn itself.
3,823 in 2001 to 5,347 in 2025, up 40%.
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.
Leyburn 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 Leyburn 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 Leyburn. 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 Leyburn lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Leyburn planning - frequently asked
Is Leyburn flood-prone?
About 45% of Leyburn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 14% of the 141 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 12 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Leyburn bushfire-prone?
Around 17% of Leyburn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Leyburn?
The dominant planning zone in Leyburn is Rural.
Does Leyburn have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Leyburn.
Is Leyburn hilly or flat?
Leyburn is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 398 m to 451 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Leyburn?
Across 148 surveyed parcels in Leyburn, the median lot size is about 264,295 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Leyburn?
At the 2021 Census Leyburn had 566 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Southern Downs - West statistical area, which contains Leyburn, went from 3,823 people in 2001 to 5,347 in 2025, up 40%.
Is Leyburn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Leyburn scores 839 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Leyburn?
Median household income in Leyburn was $947 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,248 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellangowan | 11.8 km | 72% | 7% |
| North Branch | 13.3 km | 72% | 2% |
| Felton South | 13.7 km | 56% | 4% |
| Tummaville | 14.2 km | 75% | 3% |
| Victoria Hill | 17.4 km | 77% | 5% |
| Kincora | 18.9 km | 44% | <1% |
| Back Plains | 19.1 km | 22% | 3% |
| Punchs Creek | 20.2 km | 59% | 3% |
| Sandy Camp | 20.4 km | 39% | 5% |
| Ryeford | 20.7 km | 62% | 4% |