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Mount Lofty flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Lofty (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 9.58 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Lofty's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Lofty properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,988 Mount Lofty properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mount Lofty at a glance

Parcels 1,995 Median lot 722 m² Mapped easements 151 Bus stops 23 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 46%

Schools in and near Mount Lofty

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

2

0 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.05 km from the suburb boundary

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 Mount Lofty is zoned

Community Facilities 43%
Open Space 35%
Low Density Residential 19%
Rural Residential 1%
Limited Development (Constrained Land) 1%
Low-Medium Density Residential 0%

Selling in Mount Lofty? 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 9.58 km², Mount Lofty is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 61% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Community Facilities. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 722 m² across 1,995 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Lofty

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

Population
3,825
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$2,002
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$340
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,733
per month
Household size
2.4
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1052, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Lofty's 3,825 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 12.9%
15-19 7.3%
20-24 5.0%
25-34 10.5%
35-44 11.7%
45-54 14.6%
55-64 12.2%
65-74 10.5%
75-84 6.9%
85+ 3.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

10,619 in 2001 to 10,831 in 2025, up 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.

Mount Lofty 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 Mount Lofty 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 Lofty. 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 Lofty lot.

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Mount Lofty planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Lofty flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Mount Lofty and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,988 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Mount Lofty bushfire-prone?

Around 61% of Mount Lofty is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Mount Lofty?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Lofty is Community Facilities, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Low Density Residential.

Does Mount Lofty have heritage-listed places?

Mount Lofty has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Mount Lofty hilly or flat?

Mount Lofty is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 14% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 615 m to 692 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Lofty?

Across 1,995 surveyed parcels in Mount Lofty, the median lot size is about 722 m². There are also 151 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mount Lofty have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mount Lofty itself. The suburb is served by 23 bus stops.

What is the population of Mount Lofty?

At the 2021 Census Mount Lofty had 3,825 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Toowoomba - East statistical area, which contains Mount Lofty, went from 10,619 people in 2001 to 10,831 in 2025, up 2%.

Is Mount Lofty an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Lofty scores 1052 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Lofty?

Median household income in Mount Lofty was $2,002 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Harlaxton 2.2 km 11% 9%
Prince Henry Heights 2.5 km 0% 46%
North Toowoomba 2.5 km 17% <1%
East Toowoomba 3.0 km 10% <1%
Redwood 3.6 km <1% 85%
Toowoomba City 3.7 km 25% 0%
Withcott
Lockyer Valley Regional		 3.8 km 0% 99%
Rockville 3.9 km 3% 0%
Mount Kynoch 4.1 km 4% 57%
Ballard
Lockyer Valley Regional		 4.2 km 0% 100%

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