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Rockville flood map & planning overlays

Rockville houses 3,204 people on 660 m² lots.

A planning-constraint profile of Rockville (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 1.94 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

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

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,648 analysed Rockville properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Rockville

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
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
76%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,000 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~20 a day
3 a day below 3,000 ft · ±10%
typical observed square 3 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.

Rockville at a glance

Parcels 1,534 Median lot 660 m² Mapped easements 68 Bus stops 13 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 5%

Schools in and near Rockville

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.75 km from the suburb boundary

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

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

How Rockville is zoned

Low Density Residential 33%
Low-Medium Density Residential 28%
Low Impact Industry 13%
Emerging Community 10%
Community Facilities 8%
Specialised Centre 5%

Selling in Rockville? 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 1.94 km², Rockville is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 660 m² across 1,534 parcels.

Who lives in Rockville

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

Population
3,204
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,157
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $1,583
Median rent
$280
per week, Toowoomba Regional suburb typical $270
Median mortgage
$1,250
per month
Household size
2.3
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 841, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Rockville's 3,204 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.2%
5-14 13.7%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 6.2%
25-34 13.5%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 12.6%
65-74 8.6%
75-84 7.0%
85+ 3.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

12,691 in 2001 to 14,669 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

Rockville 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 Rockville address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 76% of Rockville. 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 Rockville. 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 Rockville lot.

Rockville planning - frequently asked

Is Rockville flood-prone?

About 3% of Rockville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,648 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Rockville; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Rockville bushfire-prone?

Around 2% of Rockville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 36%.

Is Rockville under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 76% of Rockville, and over about 100% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 20 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 Rockville?

The dominant planning zone in Rockville is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-Medium Density Residential and Low Impact Industry.

Does Rockville have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Rockville.

Is Rockville hilly or flat?

Rockville is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 588 m to 637 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Rockville?

Across 1,534 surveyed parcels in Rockville, the median lot size is about 660 m². There are also 68 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Rockville have a train station?

There is no train station inside Rockville itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.

What is the population of Rockville?

At the 2021 Census Rockville had 3,204 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Wilsonton statistical area, which contains Rockville, went from 12,691 people in 2001 to 14,669 in 2025, up 16%.

Is Rockville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rockville scores 841 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Rockville?

Median household income in Rockville was $1,157 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,250 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wilsonton Heights 1.2 km 4% 0%
Harlaxton 1.8 km 11% 23%
North Toowoomba 2.0 km 17% 0%
Newtown 2.1 km 8% 0%
Wilsonton 2.2 km 10% 7%
Toowoomba City 2.8 km 25% 0%
Cranley 3.0 km 10% 44%
Mount Kynoch 3.1 km 4% 83%
Mount Lofty 3.9 km 0% 72%
East Toowoomba 4.0 km 10% 11%

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