Southwood zoning & planning overlays
Southwood carries regulated vegetation over 21.2% of the suburb.
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A planning-constraint profile of Southwood
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 842.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
842.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Southwood's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Southwood
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Southwood at a glance
Schools in and near Southwood
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 10.52 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 58.58 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 Southwood address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Southwood is zoned
Selling in Southwood? 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 842.43 km², Southwood is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,935,752 m² across 107 parcels.
Who lives in Southwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Southwood 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 1041, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Southwood's 57 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Southwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Southwood itself.
4,062 in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Southwood data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Southwood address
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See what's in the $9 report →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 Southwood. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Southwood lot.
Southwood planning - frequently asked
Is Southwood flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Southwood, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Western Downs Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Published flood models are held over parts of Southwood; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Southwood bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Southwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
Is Southwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Southwood in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 ft. 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 Southwood?
The dominant planning zone in Southwood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.
Does Southwood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Southwood.
What is the typical lot size in Southwood?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Southwood, the median lot size is about 2,935,752 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Southwood?
At the 2021 Census Southwood had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Tara statistical area, which contains Southwood, went from 4,062 people in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Southwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Southwood scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Southwood?
Median household income in Southwood was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmar | 26.7 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Inglestone | 32.2 km | 2% | 21% |
| Moonie | 33.5 km | Not mapped | 35% |
| Hannaford | 43.2 km | 42% | 22% |
| Flinton | 44.4 km | 7% | 32% |
| Coomrith | 51.8 km | 5% | 30% |
| Meandarra | 60.1 km | 58% | 25% |
| The Gums | 60.2 km | 48% | 22% |
| Weir River | 61.6 km | Not mapped | 91% |
| Glenmorgan | 72.2 km | 38% | 40% |