Sabine flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Sabine (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 8.27 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sabine'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.

Sabine 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 105 Sabine properties.

Sabine at a glance

Parcels 107 Median lot 1,397 m²

How Sabine is zoned

Rural 98%
Limited Development (Constrained Land) 2%
Unzoned 0%

Selling in Sabine? 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 8.27 km², Sabine is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,397 m² across 107 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 Sabine

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

Population
3
usual residents, 2021

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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 987, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sabine. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sabine 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 Sabine 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.

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Sabine planning - frequently asked

Where can I see a flood map of Sabine?

The schematic on this page is a Sabine flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 13% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Sabine address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Is Sabine flood-prone?

About 13% of Sabine falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 105 properties we analysed in Sabine 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 Sabine bushfire-prone?

Yes - around 7% of Sabine 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 Sabine?

The dominant planning zone in Sabine is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited Development (Constrained Land) and Unzoned. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Does Sabine have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Sabine. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.

Is Sabine hilly or flat?

Sabine is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 404 m to 421 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 Sabine?

Across 107 surveyed parcels in Sabine, the median lot size is about 1,397 m².

Is Sabine an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sabine scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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.

Do I need a planning report for a Sabine property?

A Sabine 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.

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