Rosalie Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rosalie Plains (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 38.84 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
38.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosalie Plains'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.
Rosalie Plains 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 130 Rosalie Plains properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 130 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Rosalie Plains.
Rosalie Plains at a glance
How Rosalie Plains is zoned
Selling in Rosalie Plains? 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 38.84 km², Rosalie Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 1,783 m² across 128 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 Rosalie Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rosalie Plains 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rosalie Plains's 54 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rosalie Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rosalie Plains 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 Rosalie Plains 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 →Rosalie Plains planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Rosalie Plains?
The schematic on this page is a Rosalie Plains flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 28% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Rosalie Plains address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Rosalie Plains flood-prone?
About 28% of Rosalie Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 130 properties we analysed in Rosalie Plains carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Rosalie Plains bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 10% of Rosalie Plains 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 Rosalie Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Rosalie Plains is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited Development (Constrained Land). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Rosalie Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Rosalie Plains. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Rosalie Plains hilly or flat?
Rosalie Plains is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 428 m to 486 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 Rosalie Plains?
Across 128 surveyed parcels in Rosalie Plains, the median lot size is about 1,783 m².
What is the population of Rosalie Plains?
At the 2021 Census Rosalie Plains had 54 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area, which contains Rosalie Plains, 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 Rosalie Plains alone.
Is Rosalie Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosalie Plains scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 Rosalie Plains?
Median household income in Rosalie Plains was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $248 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,242 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Rosalie Plains property?
A Rosalie Plains 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.