Top Camp flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Top Camp (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 4.75 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
4.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Top Camp's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Top Camp flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 351 Top Camp properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 351 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Top Camp.
Top Camp at a glance
How Top Camp is zoned
Selling in Top Camp? 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 4.75 km², Top Camp is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 4,438 m² across 362 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Top Camp
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Top Camp 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 1079, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Top Camp's 902 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cambooya - Wyreema, the wider ABS statistical area containing Top Camp. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Top Camp itself.
3,977 in 2001 to 8,905 in 2025, up 124%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Top Camp 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 →Top Camp planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Top Camp?
The schematic on this page is a Top Camp flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 10% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Top Camp address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Top Camp flood-prone?
About 10% of Top Camp falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 31% of the 351 properties we analysed in Top Camp carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 75 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Top Camp bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 42% of Top Camp is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Top Camp?
The dominant planning zone in Top Camp is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Top Camp have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Top Camp. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Top Camp hilly or flat?
Top Camp is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 33% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 566 m to 652 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Top Camp?
Across 362 surveyed parcels in Top Camp, the median lot size is about 4,438 m². There are also 79 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Top Camp?
At the 2021 Census Top Camp had 902 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Cambooya - Wyreema statistical area, which contains Top Camp, went from 3,977 people in 2001 to 8,905 in 2025, up 124%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Top Camp alone.
Is Top Camp an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Top Camp scores 1079 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Top Camp?
Median household income in Top Camp was $2,530 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,993 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Top Camp property?
A Top Camp planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.