North Branch flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Branch
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 99.52 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.
Constraint readout
99.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Branch's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across North Branch properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 162 North Branch properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 162 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in North Branch.
North Branch at a glance
Schools in and near North Branch
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: 7.01 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.09 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 North Branch is zoned
Selling in North Branch? 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 99.52 km², North Branch is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 462,626 m² across 142 parcels.
Who lives in North Branch
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Branch 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 1048, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Branch's 48 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pittsworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Branch. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Branch itself.
4,934 in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
North Branch 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 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 North Branch 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 North Branch lot.
See what's in the $9 report →North Branch planning - frequently asked
Is North Branch flood-prone?
About 72% of North Branch falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 26% of the 162 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 30 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is North Branch bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of North Branch is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in North Branch?
The dominant planning zone in North Branch is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned.
Does North Branch have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within North Branch.
Is North Branch hilly or flat?
North Branch is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 397 m to 439 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in North Branch?
Across 142 surveyed parcels in North Branch, the median lot size is about 462,626 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is North Branch an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Branch scores 1048 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton South | 7.4 km | 56% | 4% |
| Scrubby Mountain | 10.3 km | 15% | 10% |
| Pittsworth | 11.3 km | 18% | 9% |
| Kincora | 11.7 km | 44% | <1% |
| Felton | 12.9 km | 22% | 16% |
| Leyburn | 13.3 km | 45% | 17% |
| Ellangowan | 14.1 km | 72% | 7% |
| Back Plains | 14.7 km | 22% | 3% |
| Broxburn | 15.1 km | 10% | 18% |
| Yarranlea | 16.1 km | 36% | 5% |