Nobby flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nobby (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 90.93 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
90.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nobby'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.
Nobby 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 485 Nobby properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 485 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Nobby.
Nobby at a glance
How Nobby is zoned
Selling in Nobby? 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 90.93 km², Nobby is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 41,366 m² across 464 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 Nobby
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nobby 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 951, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nobby's 609 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nobby. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nobby itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Nobby 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 →Nobby planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Nobby?
The schematic on this page is a Nobby flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 12% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Nobby address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Nobby flood-prone?
About 12% of Nobby falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 26% of the 485 properties we analysed in Nobby carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 62 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 Nobby bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 10% of Nobby is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Nobby?
The dominant planning zone in Nobby is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Nobby have heritage-listed places?
Nobby has 17 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Nobby hilly or flat?
Nobby is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 446 m to 586 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 Nobby?
Across 464 surveyed parcels in Nobby, the median lot size is about 41,366 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 Nobby?
At the 2021 Census Nobby had 609 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Clifton - Greenmount statistical area, which contains Nobby, went from 3,760 people in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Nobby alone.
Is Nobby an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nobby scores 951 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Nobby?
Median household income in Nobby was $1,215 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Nobby property?
A Nobby 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.