Taroom flood map & planning overlays
Taroom tops the region for regulated vegetation, 96.8%, and is 99.8% bushfire-mapped.
This page covers only the small part of Taroom that lies in Western Downs Regional. Most of Taroom is in Banana Shire - see the Taroom (Banana Shire) profile.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Taroom
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 0.84 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
0.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Taroom's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Taroom at a glance
Schools in and near Taroom
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: 18.96 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 21.81 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 Taroom address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Taroom is zoned
Selling in Taroom? 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 0.84 km², Taroom is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 94% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The median lot measures about 179,947 m² across 4 parcels.
Taroom 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 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 Taroom 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 →Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Taroom lot.
Taroom planning - frequently asked
Is Taroom flood-prone?
About 94% of Taroom falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Taroom bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Taroom is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Taroom?
The dominant planning zone in Taroom is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Taroom have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Taroom.
What is the typical lot size in Taroom?
Across 4 surveyed parcels in Taroom, the median lot size is about 179,947 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taroom Banana Shire |
16.1 km | 52% | 23% |
| Grosmont | 21.3 km | 46% | 11% |
| Bungaban | 28.0 km | 36% | 33% |
| Wandoan | 34.7 km | 45% | 17% |
| Roche Creek | 36.1 km | 38% | 31% |
| Glebe Banana Shire |
39.1 km | 45% | 44% |
| Kinnoul Banana Shire |
41.0 km | 46% | 18% |
| Eurombah Banana Shire |
43.5 km | 46% | 22% |
| Cockatoo Banana Shire |
43.9 km | 39% | 37% |
| Spring Creek Banana Shire |
47.7 km | 40% | 51% |