Palmtree flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Palmtree
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 41.07 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
41.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Palmtree's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Palmtree properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 68 Palmtree properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 68 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Palmtree.
Palmtree at a glance
Schools in and near Palmtree
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: 7.07 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.68 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 Palmtree is zoned
Selling in Palmtree? 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 41.07 km², Palmtree is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 288,791 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Palmtree
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Palmtree 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 1022, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Palmtree's 80 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Palmtree. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Palmtree itself.
7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Palmtree 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 Palmtree 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Palmtree. 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 (+$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 Palmtree lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Palmtree planning - frequently asked
Is Palmtree flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Palmtree and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 68 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Palmtree bushfire-prone?
Around 89% of Palmtree is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Palmtree?
The dominant planning zone in Palmtree is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities.
Does Palmtree have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Palmtree.
Is Palmtree hilly or flat?
Palmtree is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 43% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 452 m to 769 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Palmtree?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Palmtree, the median lot size is about 288,791 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Palmtree?
At the 2021 Census Palmtree had 80 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Palmtree, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Palmtree an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Palmtree scores 1022 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Palmtree?
Median household income in Palmtree was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $218 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Lockyer Valley Regional |
4.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Perseverance | 6.2 km | 0% | 63% |
| Seventeen Mile Lockyer Valley Regional |
6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hampton | 7.9 km | 2% | 72% |
| Fifteen Mile Lockyer Valley Regional |
8.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ravensbourne | 8.7 km | 0% | 81% |
| Grapetree | 10.0 km | 0% | 74% |
| Mount Luke | 10.1 km | 2% | 85% |
| Buaraba South Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.6 km | 0% | 99% |
| Upper Lockyer Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |