Nangwee flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nangwee (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 69.58 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
69.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nangwee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Nangwee flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 65 Nangwee properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 65 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Nangwee.
Nangwee at a glance
How Nangwee is zoned
Selling in Nangwee? 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 69.58 km², Nangwee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 90% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,187,845 m² across 57 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Nangwee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nangwee 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 1072, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nangwee's 65 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jondaryan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nangwee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nangwee itself.
7,104 in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Nangwee 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Nangwee planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Nangwee?
The schematic on this page is a Nangwee flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 90% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Nangwee address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Nangwee flood-prone?
About 90% of Nangwee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 88% of the 65 properties we analysed in Nangwee carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 21 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Nangwee bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Nangwee and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 20%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Nangwee?
The dominant planning zone in Nangwee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Nangwee have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nangwee. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Nangwee hilly or flat?
Nangwee is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 353 m to 365 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Nangwee?
Across 57 surveyed parcels in Nangwee, the median lot size is about 1,187,845 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Nangwee?
At the 2021 Census Nangwee had 65 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Jondaryan statistical area, which contains Nangwee, went from 7,104 people in 2001 to 7,826 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Nangwee alone.
Is Nangwee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nangwee scores 1072 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Nangwee?
Median household income in Nangwee was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $125 a week and the median mortgage repayment $563 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Nangwee property?
A Nangwee planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.