Tolga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tolga
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 85.34 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
85.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tolga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tolga at a glance
Schools in and near Tolga
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 2.97 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 Tolga is zoned
Selling in Tolga? 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 85.34 km², Tolga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 49% 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 4,004 m² across 1,729 parcels.
Who lives in Tolga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tolga 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tolga's 3,177 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Atherton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tolga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tolga itself.
8,842 in 2001 to 12,472 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Tolga 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 12 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 Tolga 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 Tolga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tolga planning - frequently asked
Is Tolga flood-prone?
About 36% of Tolga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Tolga bushfire-prone?
Around 49% of Tolga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Tolga?
The dominant planning zone in Tolga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Community facilities.
Does Tolga have heritage-listed places?
Tolga has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tolga?
Across 1,729 surveyed parcels in Tolga, the median lot size is about 4,004 m². There are also 311 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Tolga?
At the 2021 Census Tolga had 3,177 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Atherton statistical area, which contains Tolga, went from 8,842 people in 2001 to 12,472 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Tolga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tolga scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tolga?
Median household income in Tolga was $1,479 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinaroo | 6.1 km | 22% | 73% |
| Kairi | 7.6 km | 30% | 8% |
| Walkamin | 8.2 km | 31% | 58% |
| Atherton | 9.4 km | 33% | 30% |
| Lake Tinaroo | 10.4 km | 98% | 18% |
| Carrington | 12.6 km | 37% | 62% |
| East Barron | 14.7 km | 37% | 8% |
| Yungaburra | 15.8 km | 38% | 11% |
| Wongabel | 16.3 km | 38% | 77% |
| Danbulla | 17.6 km | 25% | 18% |