Mount Rascal flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Rascal (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 7.22 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 Mount Rascal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Rascal properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 286 Mount Rascal properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mount Rascal at a glance

Parcels 284 Median lot 6,166 m² Mapped easements 84 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 6%

Schools in and near Mount Rascal

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.34 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.18 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 Rascal is zoned

Rural 47%
Rural Residential 37%
Emerging Community 16%
Unzoned 0%

Selling in Mount Rascal? 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 7.22 km², Mount Rascal is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 45% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 6,166 m² across 284 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Rascal

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

Population
393
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$2,440
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$320
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,950
per month
Household size
3.2
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1085, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Rascal's 393 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.2%
5-14 19.0%
15-19 9.5%
20-24 3.0%
25-34 6.0%
35-44 14.8%
45-54 15.0%
55-64 13.5%
65-74 10.5%
75-84 1.2%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,977 in 2001 to 8,905 in 2025, up 124%.

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 Rascal 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 Rascal 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 Rascal. 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 Rascal lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Mount Rascal planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Rascal flood-prone?

About 5% of Mount Rascal falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 18% of the 286 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 43 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Mount Rascal bushfire-prone?

Around 45% of Mount Rascal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Mount Rascal?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Rascal is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Emerging Community.

Does Mount Rascal have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Rascal.

Is Mount Rascal hilly or flat?

Mount Rascal is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 32% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 588 m to 681 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Rascal?

Across 284 surveyed parcels in Mount Rascal, the median lot size is about 6,166 m². There are also 84 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mount Rascal?

At the 2021 Census Mount Rascal had 393 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Cambooya - Wyreema statistical area, which contains Mount Rascal, went from 3,977 people in 2001 to 8,905 in 2025, up 124%.

Is Mount Rascal an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Rascal scores 1085 and sits in decile 10 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 Rascal?

Median household income in Mount Rascal was $2,440 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Top Camp 2.2 km 18% 42%
Finnie 2.3 km 14% 10%
Vale View 3.0 km 10% 17%
Darling Heights 3.5 km 4% 19%
Drayton 4.1 km 22% 25%
Kearneys Spring 4.6 km 11% 14%
Hodgson Vale 5.5 km 18% 14%
Middle Ridge 6.1 km 2% 38%
Preston 6.4 km 7% 49%
Harristown 6.5 km 9% 0%

See all Toowoomba Regional suburb profiles →