This page covers the Toowoomba City suburb only. For all of Toowoomba, see the Toowoomba flood map by suburb →
Toowoomba City flood map & planning overlays
270 heritage-listed places, 2nd-most of any suburb in Queensland.
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A planning-constraint profile of Toowoomba City
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 2.72 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
2.72 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Toowoomba City's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Toowoomba City properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 2,828 analysed Toowoomba City properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,828 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Toowoomba City.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Toowoomba City
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
typical observed square 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Toowoomba City at a glance
Schools in and near Toowoomba City
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
2 schools 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 Toowoomba City is zoned
Selling in Toowoomba City? 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 2.72 km², Toowoomba City is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 270 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low-Medium Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 533 m² across 2,515 parcels.
Who lives in Toowoomba City
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Toowoomba City 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 910, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Toowoomba City's 2,321 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Toowoomba - Central, the wider ABS statistical area containing Toowoomba City. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Toowoomba City itself.
14,288 in 2001 to 14,434 in 2025, up 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.
Toowoomba City 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 | 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 Toowoomba City 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Toowoomba City. 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 Toowoomba City. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Toowoomba City lot.
Toowoomba City planning - frequently asked
Is Toowoomba City flood-prone?
About 25% of Toowoomba City falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 8% of the 2,828 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 59 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Toowoomba City; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Toowoomba City bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Toowoomba City and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 36%).
Is Toowoomba City under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Toowoomba City, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 18 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Toowoomba City?
The dominant planning zone in Toowoomba City is Low-Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Principal Centre and Mixed Use.
Does Toowoomba City have heritage-listed places?
Toowoomba City has 270 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Toowoomba City hilly or flat?
Toowoomba City is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 587 m to 622 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Toowoomba City?
Across 2,515 surveyed parcels in Toowoomba City, the median lot size is about 533 m². There are also 432 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Toowoomba City have a train station?
There is no train station inside Toowoomba City itself. The suburb is served by 36 bus stops.
What is the population of Toowoomba City?
At the 2021 Census Toowoomba City had 2,321 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Toowoomba - Central statistical area, which contains Toowoomba City, went from 14,288 people in 2001 to 14,434 in 2025, up 1%.
Is Toowoomba City an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Toowoomba City scores 910 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Toowoomba City?
Median household income in Toowoomba City was $1,084 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,355 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Toowoomba | 1.5 km | 17% | 0% |
| East Toowoomba | 1.7 km | 10% | 11% |
| South Toowoomba | 1.9 km | 13% | 0% |
| Newtown | 2.1 km | 8% | 0% |
| Rockville | 2.8 km | 3% | 2% |
| Harristown | 3.2 km | 9% | 6% |
| Centenary Heights | 3.2 km | 9% | 0% |
| Harlaxton | 3.2 km | 11% | 23% |
| Mount Lofty | 3.7 km | 0% | 72% |
| Wilsonton | 3.8 km | 10% | 7% |