Taroom flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Taroom
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 1383.17 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1383.17 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
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 1383.17 km², Taroom is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 52% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,077 m² across 904 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 Banana, 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.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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 |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 5 October 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 →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 52% of Taroom falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Taroom bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Taroom is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Taroom?
The dominant planning zone in Taroom is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Rural residential.
Does Taroom have heritage-listed places?
Taroom has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Taroom?
Across 904 surveyed parcels in Taroom, the median lot size is about 3,077 m². There are also 39 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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 Banana statistical area, which contains Taroom, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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 $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $170 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taroom Western Downs Regional |
16.1 km | 94% | 100% |
| Glebe | 29.9 km | 45% | 44% |
| Spring Creek | 32.9 km | 40% | 51% |
| Grosmont Western Downs Regional |
35.0 km | 46% | 11% |
| Kinnoul | 37.0 km | 46% | 18% |
| Bungaban Western Downs Regional |
38.0 km | 36% | 33% |
| Broadmere | 39.7 km | 41% | 40% |
| Cockatoo | 40.3 km | 39% | 37% |
| Eurombah | 45.8 km | 46% | 22% |
| Ghinghinda | 48.5 km | 35% | 77% |