Newtown flood map & planning overlays
The Toowoomba Newtown leads the region: 10,039 residents, 57 bus stops, 7 schools.
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A planning-constraint profile of Newtown
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 5.53 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
5.53 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newtown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Newtown properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 5,683 analysed Newtown properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 5,683 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Newtown.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Newtown
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 4 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Newtown at a glance
Schools in and near Newtown
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
4 schools providing primary years and 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
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 Newtown is zoned
Selling in Newtown? 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 5.53 km², Newtown is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 55 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 600 m² across 5,517 parcels.
Who lives in Newtown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newtown 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 885, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newtown's 10,039 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Newtown (Qld), the wider ABS statistical area containing Newtown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newtown itself.
10,254 in 2001 to 10,761 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Newtown 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Newtown 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Newtown. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Newtown. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Newtown lot.
Newtown planning - frequently asked
Is Newtown flood-prone?
About 8% of Newtown falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 1% of the 5,683 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 30 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Newtown; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Newtown bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Newtown and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 36%).
Is Newtown under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Newtown, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 58 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Newtown?
The dominant planning zone in Newtown is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-Medium Density Residential and Sport and Recreation.
Does Newtown have heritage-listed places?
Newtown has 55 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Newtown hilly or flat?
Newtown is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 587 m to 667 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Newtown?
Across 5,517 surveyed parcels in Newtown, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 180 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Newtown have a train station?
There is no train station inside Newtown itself. The suburb is served by 57 bus stops.
What is the population of Newtown?
At the 2021 Census Newtown had 10,039 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Newtown (Qld) statistical area, which contains Newtown, went from 10,254 people in 2001 to 10,761 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Newtown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newtown scores 885 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Newtown?
Median household income in Newtown was $1,200 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $289 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,254 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsonton | 1.9 km | 10% | 7% |
| Toowoomba City | 2.1 km | 25% | 0% |
| Rockville | 2.1 km | 3% | 2% |
| Wilsonton Heights | 2.5 km | 4% | 0% |
| North Toowoomba | 2.6 km | 17% | 0% |
| Harristown | 2.7 km | 9% | 6% |
| South Toowoomba | 3.3 km | 13% | 0% |
| Harlaxton | 3.6 km | 11% | 23% |
| East Toowoomba | 3.7 km | 10% | 11% |
| Glenvale | 4.0 km | 25% | 31% |