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Mount Tyson flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Tyson (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 76.78 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 Tyson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Tyson properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 222 Mount Tyson properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mount Tyson at a glance

Parcels 215 Median lot 153,219 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Mount Tyson

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

1

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 12.09 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 Tyson is zoned

Rural 99%
Township 0%
Unzoned 0%
Community Facilities 0%

Selling in Mount Tyson? 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 76.78 km², Mount Tyson is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 5% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 153,219 m² across 215 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Tyson

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

Population
280
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,325
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$240
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
3.0
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Tyson's 280 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.7%
5-14 19.1%
15-19 7.2%
20-24 2.9%
25-34 12.9%
35-44 10.1%
45-54 9.7%
55-64 16.9%
65-74 11.5%
75-84 3.2%
85+ 1.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.

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 Tyson 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 Tyson 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 Tyson. 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 Tyson lot.

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Mount Tyson planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Tyson flood-prone?

About 42% of Mount Tyson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 19% of the 222 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 23 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Mount Tyson bushfire-prone?

Around 5% of Mount Tyson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

What is the zoning in Mount Tyson?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Tyson is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Unzoned.

Does Mount Tyson have heritage-listed places?

Mount Tyson has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Mount Tyson hilly or flat?

Mount Tyson is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 391 m to 496 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Tyson?

Across 215 surveyed parcels in Mount Tyson, the median lot size is about 153,219 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mount Tyson?

At the 2021 Census Mount Tyson had 280 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Mount Tyson, went from 7,104 people in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Mount Tyson an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Tyson scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Tyson?

Median household income in Mount Tyson was $1,325 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 $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Motley 4.0 km 44% <1%
Rossvale 6.1 km 13% 14%
Purrawunda 6.4 km 27% 0%
Mount Irving 6.5 km 66% <1%
Evanslea 8.5 km 61% 3%
Yargullen 9.8 km 78% 0%
Stoneleigh 9.9 km 10% 28%
Irongate 10.0 km 36% 9%
Aubigny 10.3 km 27% 8%
Linthorpe 10.3 km 16% 20%

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