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Pittsworth flood map & planning overlays

Pittsworth holds 19 heritage places, 6th in Toowoomba Regional, plus 4 schools, joint 6th.

A planning-constraint profile of Pittsworth (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 59.3 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pittsworth'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 Pittsworth properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,127 analysed Pittsworth properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Pittsworth

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

Under observed aircraft
97%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
67%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~19 a day
12 a day below 3,000 ft · ±10%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.

Pittsworth at a glance

Parcels 2,012 Median lot 1,047 m² Mapped easements 77 Schools in suburb 4 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Pittsworth

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

4

2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Pittsworth address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Pittsworth is zoned

Rural 90%
Low-Medium Density Residential 4%
Community Facilities 2%
Unzoned 1%
Medium Impact Industry 1%
Sport and Recreation 1%

Selling in Pittsworth? 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 59.3 km², Pittsworth is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 27% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 19 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,047 m² across 2,012 parcels.

Who lives in Pittsworth

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

Population
3,300
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,290
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$275
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.5
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 919, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pittsworth's 3,300 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.8%
5-14 13.9%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 9.5%
35-44 10.0%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 10.2%
65-74 11.5%
75-84 8.7%
85+ 6.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Pittsworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pittsworth. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pittsworth itself.

4,934 in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.

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.

Pittsworth 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Pittsworth address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Pittsworth. 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 Pittsworth. 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).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Pittsworth lot.

Pittsworth planning - frequently asked

Is Pittsworth flood-prone?

About 18% of Pittsworth falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 20% of the 2,127 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 133 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Pittsworth; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Pittsworth bushfire-prone?

Around 27% of Pittsworth is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 36%.

Is Pittsworth under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Pittsworth, and over about 97% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 19 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 Pittsworth?

The dominant planning zone in Pittsworth is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low-Medium Density Residential and Community Facilities.

Does Pittsworth have heritage-listed places?

Pittsworth has 19 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Pittsworth hilly or flat?

Pittsworth is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 470 m to 537 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Pittsworth?

Across 2,012 surveyed parcels in Pittsworth, the median lot size is about 1,047 m². There are also 77 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Pittsworth?

At the 2021 Census Pittsworth had 3,300 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Pittsworth statistical area, which contains Pittsworth, went from 4,934 people in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.

Is Pittsworth an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pittsworth scores 919 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 Pittsworth?

Median household income in Pittsworth was $1,290 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Broxburn 5.5 km 10% 58%
Scrubby Mountain 6.6 km 15% 27%
Yarranlea 9.9 km 36% 16%
Southbrook 10.1 km 19% 32%
Stoneleigh 10.4 km 10% 63%
Springside 10.8 km 19% 49%
North Branch 11.3 km 72% 10%
Felton 12.1 km 22% 34%
Kincora 13.7 km 44% 3%
Linthorpe 14.2 km 16% 48%

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