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 highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
85.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Quinalow's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Quinalow properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 160 Quinalow properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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
Schools in and near Quinalow
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 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 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 highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% 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 225,953 m² across 166 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Quinalow 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 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 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Quinalow. 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 Quinalow lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Quinalow planning - frequently asked
Is Quinalow flood-prone?
About 26% of Quinalow falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 54% of the 160 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 46 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Quinalow bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Quinalow is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Quinalow?
The dominant planning zone in Quinalow is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Unzoned.
Does Quinalow have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Quinalow.
Is Quinalow hilly or flat?
Quinalow is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 414 m to 499 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Quinalow?
Across 166 surveyed parcels in Quinalow, the median lot size is about 225,953 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peranga | 7.1 km | 23% | 7% |
| Malling | 8.9 km | 6% | 5% |
| Woodleigh | 8.9 km | 30% | 5% |
| Kulpi | 9.6 km | 26% | 11% |
| Brymaroo | 10.0 km | 53% | 2% |
| Irvingdale | 10.6 km | 45% | 2% |
| Maclagan | 11.5 km | 18% | 14% |
| Narko | 11.9 km | 11% | 25% |
| Evergreen | 12.5 km | 17% | 12% |
| Moola Western Downs Regional |
13.2 km | 20% | 28% |