Quinalow flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Quinalow (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 85.44 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
85.44 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Quinalow'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.
Quinalow 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 160 Quinalow properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 160 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Quinalow.
Quinalow at a glance
How Quinalow is zoned
Selling in Quinalow? 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 85.44 km², Quinalow is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 192,250 m² across 169 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 Quinalow
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Quinalow 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Quinalow's 205 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Quinalow. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Quinalow itself.
7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
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 Quinalow 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 →Quinalow planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Quinalow?
The schematic on this page is a Quinalow flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 19% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Quinalow address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Quinalow flood-prone?
About 19% of Quinalow falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 54% of the 160 properties we analysed in Quinalow carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 46 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 Quinalow bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 8% of Quinalow is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Quinalow?
The dominant planning zone in Quinalow is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Unzoned. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Quinalow have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Quinalow. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Quinalow hilly or flat?
Quinalow is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 414 m to 499 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 Quinalow?
Across 169 surveyed parcels in Quinalow, the median lot size is about 192,250 m². There are also 1 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 Quinalow?
At the 2021 Census Quinalow had 205 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Quinalow, went from 7,766 people in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Quinalow alone.
Is Quinalow an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Quinalow scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 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 Quinalow?
Median household income in Quinalow was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,160 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Quinalow property?
A Quinalow 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.