Montrose flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Montrose
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 169.66 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
169.66 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Montrose's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Montrose at a glance
Schools in and near Montrose
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: 4.17 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 21.23 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 Montrose is zoned
Selling in Montrose? 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 169.66 km², Montrose is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 55% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,504,406 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Montrose
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Montrose 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 842, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Montrose's 49 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Montrose. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Montrose itself.
4,062 in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Montrose lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Montrose planning - frequently asked
Is Montrose flood-prone?
About 55% of Montrose falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Montrose bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Montrose is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Montrose?
The dominant planning zone in Montrose is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space.
Does Montrose have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Montrose.
What is the typical lot size in Montrose?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Montrose, the median lot size is about 2,504,406 m². There are also 26 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Montrose an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Montrose scores 842 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan | 11.2 km | 38% | 81% |
| Hopeland | 14.7 km | 61% | 27% |
| Crossroads | 19.5 km | 58% | 46% |
| Wieambilla | 21.5 km | 44% | 78% |
| Brigalow | 23.0 km | 72% | 35% |
| Boonarga | 23.7 km | 60% | 19% |
| Beelbee | 25.3 km | 28% | 83% |
| Chinchilla | 28.2 km | 78% | 46% |
| Greenswamp | 29.5 km | 64% | 42% |
| Weranga | 31.1 km | 16% | 81% |