Mount Kynoch flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Kynoch
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 3.37 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
3.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Kynoch's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Kynoch properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 213 Mount Kynoch properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 213 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Kynoch.
Mount Kynoch at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Kynoch
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: 1.43 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.43 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 Mount Kynoch is zoned
Selling in Mount Kynoch? 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 3.37 km², Mount Kynoch is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 57% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Emerging Community. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 740 m² across 219 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Kynoch
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Kynoch 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 1038, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Kynoch's 271 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Toowoomba - Harlaxton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Kynoch. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Kynoch itself.
5,912 in 2001 to 6,596 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Mount Kynoch 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 Mount Kynoch 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 Mount Kynoch. 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 Mount Kynoch lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Kynoch planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Kynoch flood-prone?
About 4% of Mount Kynoch falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 213 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Mount Kynoch bushfire-prone?
Around 57% of Mount Kynoch is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Mount Kynoch?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Kynoch is Emerging Community, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Mount Kynoch have heritage-listed places?
Mount Kynoch has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mount Kynoch hilly or flat?
Mount Kynoch is hilly: the median ground slope is about 10%, and 22% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 543 m to 690 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Kynoch?
Across 219 surveyed parcels in Mount Kynoch, the median lot size is about 740 m². There are also 43 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Kynoch?
At the 2021 Census Mount Kynoch had 271 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider North Toowoomba - Harlaxton statistical area, which contains Mount Kynoch, went from 5,912 people in 2001 to 6,596 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Mount Kynoch an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Kynoch scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mount Kynoch?
Median household income in Mount Kynoch was $2,091 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Heights | 1.4 km | <1% | 60% |
| Harlaxton | 2.4 km | 11% | 9% |
| Cranley | 2.5 km | 10% | 32% |
| Rockville | 3.1 km | 3% | 0% |
| Birnam | 3.1 km | 24% | 33% |
| Wilsonton Heights | 3.3 km | 4% | <1% |
| Ballard Lockyer Valley Regional |
3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Toowoomba | 4.1 km | 17% | <1% |
| Mount Lofty | 4.1 km | 0% | 61% |
| Wilsonton | 4.7 km | 10% | 4% |