Nevilton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nevilton
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 11.91 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.91 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nevilton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Nevilton properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 29 Nevilton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 29 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Nevilton.
Nevilton at a glance
Schools in and near Nevilton
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: 4.62 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.19 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 Nevilton is zoned
Selling in Nevilton? 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 11.91 km², Nevilton is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 5% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 484,029 m² across 26 parcels.
Who lives in Nevilton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nevilton 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 1000, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nevilton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nevilton itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
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.
Nevilton 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 12 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 Nevilton 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.
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 Nevilton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Nevilton planning - frequently asked
Is Nevilton flood-prone?
About 16% of Nevilton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 29 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Nevilton bushfire-prone?
Around 5% of Nevilton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Nevilton?
The dominant planning zone in Nevilton is Rural.
Does Nevilton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nevilton.
Is Nevilton hilly or flat?
Nevilton is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 444 m to 511 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Nevilton?
Across 26 surveyed parcels in Nevilton, the median lot size is about 484,029 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Nevilton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nevilton scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missen Flat | 2.9 km | 72% | 0% |
| Manapouri | 3.7 km | 38% | 2% |
| Kings Creek | 5.9 km | 59% | 0% |
| Ascot | 6.4 km | 41% | 9% |
| Headington Hill | 6.6 km | 18% | 18% |
| Clifton | 8.3 km | 50% | 0% |
| Pilton | 9.1 km | 13% | 34% |
| Spring Creek | 9.1 km | 25% | 6% |
| Nobby | 9.6 km | 25% | 10% |
| Budgee | 11.0 km | 17% | 47% |