Toowoomba City flood map & planning overlays
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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Toowoomba City properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,828 Toowoomba City properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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.
Toowoomba City at a glance
Schools in and near Toowoomba City
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
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 532 m² across 2,516 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 |
| 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 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.
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 (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Toowoomba City lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 24%. Across the suburb, 8% of the 2,828 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 63 rated high risk or historically affected.
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 20%).
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 2,516 surveyed parcels in Toowoomba City, the median lot size is about 532 m². There are also 431 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% | <1% |
| East Toowoomba | 1.7 km | 10% | <1% |
| South Toowoomba | 1.9 km | 13% | 0% |
| Newtown | 2.1 km | 8% | <1% |
| Rockville | 2.8 km | 3% | 0% |
| Harristown | 3.2 km | 9% | 0% |
| Centenary Heights | 3.2 km | 9% | 0% |
| Harlaxton | 3.2 km | 11% | 9% |
| Mount Lofty | 3.7 km | 0% | 61% |
| Wilsonton | 3.8 km | 10% | 4% |