North Toowoomba flood map & planning overlays
North Toowoomba has the smallest lots in the region, 529 m², and 3,332 residents.
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A planning-constraint profile of North Toowoomba
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 1.98 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1.98 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Toowoomba'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 North Toowoomba properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,222 analysed North Toowoomba properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,222 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in North Toowoomba.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over North Toowoomba
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 2,500 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.
North Toowoomba at a glance
Schools in and near North Toowoomba
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.01 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.01 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a North Toowoomba address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How North Toowoomba is zoned
Selling in North Toowoomba? 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 1.98 km², North Toowoomba is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low-Medium Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 530 m² across 2,121 parcels.
Who lives in North Toowoomba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Toowoomba 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 926, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Toowoomba's 3,332 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Toowoomba - Harlaxton, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Toowoomba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Toowoomba itself.
5,912 in 2001 to 6,596 in 2025, up 12%.
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 Toowoomba 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 North Toowoomba 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 76% of North Toowoomba. 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 North Toowoomba. 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).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 North Toowoomba lot.
North Toowoomba planning - frequently asked
Is North Toowoomba flood-prone?
About 17% of North Toowoomba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 3% of the 2,222 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 58 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of North Toowoomba; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is North Toowoomba bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers North Toowoomba and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 36%).
Is North Toowoomba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 76% of North Toowoomba, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 13 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 North Toowoomba?
The dominant planning zone in North Toowoomba is Low-Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Community Facilities.
Does North Toowoomba have heritage-listed places?
North Toowoomba has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
Is North Toowoomba hilly or flat?
North Toowoomba is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 574 m to 652 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in North Toowoomba?
Across 2,121 surveyed parcels in North Toowoomba, the median lot size is about 530 m². There are also 82 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does North Toowoomba have a train station?
There is no train station inside North Toowoomba itself. The suburb is served by 23 bus stops.
What is the population of North Toowoomba?
At the 2021 Census North Toowoomba had 3,332 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider North Toowoomba - Harlaxton statistical area, which contains North Toowoomba, went from 5,912 people in 2001 to 6,596 in 2025, up 12%.
Is North Toowoomba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Toowoomba scores 926 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in North Toowoomba?
Median household income in North Toowoomba was $1,256 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba City | 1.5 km | 25% | 0% |
| Harlaxton | 1.7 km | 11% | 23% |
| Rockville | 2.0 km | 3% | 2% |
| East Toowoomba | 2.1 km | 10% | 11% |
| Mount Lofty | 2.5 km | 0% | 72% |
| Newtown | 2.6 km | 8% | 0% |
| Wilsonton Heights | 3.2 km | 4% | 0% |
| South Toowoomba | 3.3 km | 13% | 0% |
| Wilsonton | 3.7 km | 10% | 7% |
| Prince Henry Heights | 3.9 km | Not mapped | 86% |