Taroom flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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. 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: 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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
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.
Who lives in Taroom
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Taroom 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 934, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Taroom's 885 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Miles - Wandoan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Taroom. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Taroom itself.
3,917 in 2001 to 4,394 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
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 |
| 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 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Taroom lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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.
What is the population of Taroom?
At the 2021 Census Taroom had 885 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Miles - Wandoan statistical area, which contains Taroom, went from 3,917 people in 2001 to 4,394 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Taroom an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Taroom scores 934 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Taroom?
Median household income in Taroom was $1,323 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $170 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Bundi | 47.7 km | 38% | 30% |
| Woleebee | 52.2 km | 33% | 45% |
| Eurombah | 52.4 km | 57% | 15% |
| Guluguba | 53.9 km | 40% | 24% |
| Auburn | 62.0 km | 53% | 59% |
| Clifford | 62.4 km | 40% | 32% |