Millmerran flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Millmerran (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 141.0 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 Millmerran's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Millmerran properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,201 Millmerran properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Millmerran at a glance

Parcels 1,078 Median lot 1,271 m² Mapped easements 76 Schools in suburb 3 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Millmerran

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

3

2 schools providing primary years and 1 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 Millmerran is zoned

Rural 94%
Medium Impact Industry 1%
Rural Residential 1%
Low-Medium Density Residential 1%
Community Facilities 1%
Sport and Recreation 1%

Selling in Millmerran? 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 141.0 km², Millmerran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,271 m² across 1,078 parcels.

Who lives in Millmerran

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

Population
1,545
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,181
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$240
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,083
per month
Household size
2.3
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 878, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Millmerran's 1,545 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 12.3%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 3.6%
25-34 12.1%
35-44 10.6%
45-54 12.1%
55-64 12.4%
65-74 11.9%
75-84 9.9%
85+ 3.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,413 in 2001 to 3,351 in 2025, down 2%.

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.

Millmerran 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 Millmerran 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 Millmerran. 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 Millmerran lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Millmerran planning - frequently asked

Is Millmerran flood-prone?

About 45% of Millmerran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 46% of the 1,201 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 147 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Millmerran bushfire-prone?

Around 4% of Millmerran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Millmerran?

The dominant planning zone in Millmerran is Rural, though the suburb also includes Medium Impact Industry and Rural Residential.

Does Millmerran have heritage-listed places?

Millmerran has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Millmerran hilly or flat?

Millmerran is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 379 m to 438 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Millmerran?

Across 1,078 surveyed parcels in Millmerran, the median lot size is about 1,271 m². There are also 76 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Millmerran?

At the 2021 Census Millmerran had 1,545 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Millmerran statistical area, which contains Millmerran, went from 3,413 people in 2001 to 3,351 in 2025, down 2%.

Is Millmerran an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Millmerran scores 878 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Millmerran?

Median household income in Millmerran was $1,181 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Domville 6.7 km 38% 5%
Turallin 9.3 km 42% 7%
Lemontree 11.1 km 90% 1%
Clontarf 11.5 km 16% 14%
Grays Gate 11.8 km 24% <1%
Yandilla 13.5 km 89% 2%
Lavelle 14.2 km 10% 1%
Captains Mountain 15.2 km 0% 11%
Pampas 16.7 km 100% <1%
Millwood 16.8 km 0% 2%

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