Rossvale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rossvale
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 26.56 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
26.56 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rossvale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Rossvale properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 82 Rossvale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 82 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Rossvale.
Rossvale at a glance
Schools in and near Rossvale
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.31 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 7.23 km from the suburb boundary
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 Rossvale is zoned
Selling in Rossvale? 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 26.56 km², Rossvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 163,725 m² across 91 parcels.
Who lives in Rossvale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rossvale 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 998, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rossvale's 85 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pittsworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rossvale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rossvale 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.
Rossvale 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 Rossvale 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 Rossvale. 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 Rossvale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rossvale planning - frequently asked
Is Rossvale flood-prone?
About 13% of Rossvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 82 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Rossvale bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Rossvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Rossvale?
The dominant planning zone in Rossvale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned.
Does Rossvale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Rossvale.
Is Rossvale hilly or flat?
Rossvale is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 438 m to 586 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Rossvale?
Across 91 surveyed parcels in Rossvale, the median lot size is about 163,725 m².
What is the population of Rossvale?
At the 2021 Census Rossvale had 85 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Pittsworth statistical area, which contains Rossvale, went from 4,934 people in 2001 to 5,951 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Rossvale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rossvale scores 998 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rossvale?
Median household income in Rossvale was $1,542 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $235 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneleigh | 5.1 km | 10% | 28% |
| Springside | 5.2 km | 19% | 17% |
| Mount Tyson | 6.1 km | 42% | 5% |
| Irongate | 6.7 km | 36% | 9% |
| Linthorpe | 9.3 km | 16% | 20% |
| Motley | 9.6 km | 44% | <1% |
| Yarranlea | 11.4 km | 36% | 5% |
| St Helens | 11.7 km | 88% | <1% |
| Purrawunda | 12.3 km | 27% | 0% |
| Evanslea | 12.4 km | 61% | 3% |