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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pampas's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Pampas properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 213 Pampas properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Pampas at a glance

Parcels 205 Median lot 27,761 m² Mapped easements 5 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Pampas

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 3.09 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 12.08 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 Pampas is zoned

Rural 99%
Unzoned 1%
Community Facilities 0%
Limited Development (Constrained Land) 0%
Open Space 0%

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 27,761 m² across 205 parcels.

Who lives in Pampas

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pampas suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
78
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,875
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$243
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,200
per month
Household size
3.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pampas's 78 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.6%
5-14 22.4%
15-19 11.8%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 9.2%
35-44 10.5%
45-54 14.5%
55-64 17.1%
65-74 3.9%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 3.9%

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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Pampas data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Pampas. 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 Pampas lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Pampas planning - frequently asked

Is Pampas flood-prone?

About 100% of Pampas falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 98% of the 213 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 74 rated high risk or historically affected.

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%).

What is the zoning in Pampas?

The dominant planning zone in Pampas is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned and Community Facilities.

Does Pampas have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Pampas.

Is Pampas hilly or flat?

Pampas is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 375 m to 383 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Pampas?

Across 205 surveyed parcels in Pampas, the median lot size is about 27,761 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

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%.

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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

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.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yandilla 6.7 km 89% 2%
Lemontree 8.8 km 90% 1%
Brookstead 9.6 km 72% <1%
Kincora 13.4 km 44% <1%
Tummaville 15.1 km 75% 3%
St Helens 15.4 km 88% <1%
Condamine Plains 16.6 km 98% 2%
Millmerran 16.7 km 45% 4%
Yarranlea 17.4 km 36% 5%
Scrubby Mountain 19.2 km 15% 10%

See all Toowoomba Regional suburb profiles →