Lowood flood map & planning overlays
Lowood is Somerset Regional's biggest suburb, 4,082 people, with 3 schools, joint most.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lowood
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 26.69 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
26.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lowood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Lowood
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Lowood at a glance
Schools in and near Lowood
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Lowood is zoned
Selling in Lowood? 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 26.69 km², Lowood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 2,041 parcels.
Who lives in Lowood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lowood 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 843, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lowood's 4,082 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lowood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lowood itself.
9,538 in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Lowood 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Lowood 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 49% of Lowood. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Lowood. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Lowood lot.
Lowood planning - frequently asked
Is Lowood flood-prone?
About 10% of Lowood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%. Published flood models are held over parts of Lowood; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Lowood bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of Lowood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Lowood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 49% of Lowood, and over about 81% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Lowood?
The dominant planning zone in Lowood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging Community and General Residential.
Does Lowood have heritage-listed places?
Lowood has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Lowood?
Across 2,041 surveyed parcels in Lowood, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 212 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Lowood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Lowood itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Lowood?
At the 2021 Census Lowood had 4,082 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Lowood statistical area, which contains Lowood, went from 9,538 people in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Lowood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lowood scores 843 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 Lowood?
Median household income in Lowood was $1,163 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $295 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle Range | 3.5 km | 47% | 45% |
| Tarampa | 3.6 km | 21% | 28% |
| Coolana | 5.2 km | 12% | 39% |
| Vernor | 5.2 km | 17% | 47% |
| Brightview | 5.6 km | 68% | 19% |
| Patrick Estate | 5.8 km | 62% | 35% |
| Clarendon | 5.8 km | 66% | 29% |
| Wivenhoe Pocket | 6.2 km | 50% | 43% |
| Lark Hill | 6.9 km | 1% | 70% |
| Glamorgan Vale | 7.1 km | 16% | 42% |