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Pittsworth flood map & planning overlays

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 12 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Pittsworth properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,127 Pittsworth properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

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. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular 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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

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 9% 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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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 24%. Across the suburb, 21% of the 2,127 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 134 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Pittsworth bushfire-prone?

Around 9% of Pittsworth is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.

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% 18%
Scrubby Mountain 6.6 km 15% 10%
Yarranlea 9.9 km 36% 5%
Southbrook 10.1 km 19% 11%
Stoneleigh 10.4 km 10% 28%
Springside 10.8 km 19% 17%
North Branch 11.3 km 72% 2%
Felton 12.1 km 22% 16%
Kincora 13.7 km 44% <1%
Linthorpe 14.2 km 16% 20%

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