Pampas flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pampas (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 79.88 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
79.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pampas'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.
Pampas 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 213 Pampas properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 213 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Pampas.
Pampas at a glance
How Pampas is zoned
Selling in Pampas? 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 79.88 km², Pampas is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 27,920 m² across 218 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 Pampas
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pampas 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 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pampas's 78 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Millmerran, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pampas. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pampas itself.
3,413 in 2001 to 3,351 in 2025, down 2%.
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 Pampas 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 →Pampas planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Pampas?
The schematic on this page is a Pampas flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 100% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Pampas address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Pampas flood-prone?
About 100% of Pampas falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 98% of the 213 properties we analysed in Pampas carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 74 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 Pampas bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Pampas and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 20%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Pampas?
The dominant planning zone in Pampas is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Pampas have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pampas. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Pampas hilly or flat?
Pampas is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 375 m to 383 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 Pampas?
Across 218 surveyed parcels in Pampas, the median lot size is about 27,920 m². There are also 5 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 Pampas?
At the 2021 Census Pampas had 78 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Millmerran statistical area, which contains Pampas, went from 3,413 people in 2001 to 3,351 in 2025, down 2%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Pampas alone.
Is Pampas an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pampas scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Pampas?
Median household income in Pampas was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $243 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,200 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Pampas property?
A Pampas 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.