Perseverance flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Perseverance
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 11.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Perseverance's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Perseverance properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 33 Perseverance properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 33 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Perseverance.
Perseverance at a glance
Schools in and near Perseverance
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: 9.12 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.32 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 Perseverance is zoned
Selling in Perseverance? 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 11.42 km², Perseverance is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 63% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 227,572 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Perseverance
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Perseverance 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 Perseverance's 72 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Perseverance. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Perseverance 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.
Perseverance 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 12 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 Perseverance 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 Perseverance lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Perseverance planning - frequently asked
Is Perseverance flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Perseverance and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 33 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Perseverance bushfire-prone?
Around 63% of Perseverance is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Perseverance?
The dominant planning zone in Perseverance is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space.
Does Perseverance have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Perseverance.
Is Perseverance hilly or flat?
Perseverance is hilly: the median ground slope is about 12%, and 33% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 548 m to 627 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Perseverance?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Perseverance, the median lot size is about 227,572 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Perseverance?
At the 2021 Census Perseverance had 72 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Perseverance, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Perseverance an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Perseverance 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 Perseverance?
Median household income in Perseverance was $1,791 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 2.9 km | 2% | 72% |
| Grapetree | 4.4 km | 0% | 74% |
| Palmtree | 6.2 km | 0% | 89% |
| Mount Luke | 6.6 km | 2% | 85% |
| Merritts Creek | 6.7 km | 10% | 40% |
| Ravensbourne | 6.8 km | 0% | 81% |
| Fifteen Mile Lockyer Valley Regional |
7.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pechey | 8.5 km | 4% | 51% |
| White Mountain Lockyer Valley Regional |
8.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Geham | 11.0 km | 13% | 46% |