Torbanlea flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Torbanlea
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 28.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
28.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Torbanlea's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Torbanlea at a glance
Schools in and near Torbanlea
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: 16.91 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 Torbanlea is zoned
Selling in Torbanlea? 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 28.36 km², Torbanlea is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 10,001 m² across 400 parcels.
Who lives in Torbanlea
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Torbanlea 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 821, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Torbanlea's 841 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burrum - Fraser, the wider ABS statistical area containing Torbanlea. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Torbanlea itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Torbanlea 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 Torbanlea 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 Torbanlea. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Torbanlea lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Torbanlea planning - frequently asked
Is Torbanlea flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Torbanlea and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 41%).
Is Torbanlea bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Torbanlea is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Torbanlea?
The dominant planning zone in Torbanlea is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community facilities.
Does Torbanlea have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Torbanlea.
What is the typical lot size in Torbanlea?
Across 400 surveyed parcels in Torbanlea, the median lot size is about 10,001 m². There are also 33 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Torbanlea have a train station?
There is no train station inside Torbanlea itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Torbanlea?
At the 2021 Census Torbanlea had 841 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Burrum - Fraser statistical area, which contains Torbanlea, went from 5,883 people in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Torbanlea an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Torbanlea scores 821 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Torbanlea?
Median household income in Torbanlea was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrum Town | 3.6 km | 3% | 99% |
| Howard | 4.3 km | <1% | 92% |
| Duckinwilla | 7.2 km | 5% | 98% |
| Beelbi Creek | 9.8 km | 6% | 90% |
| Burrum River | 10.2 km | 4% | 73% |
| Burgowan | 10.5 km | 16% | 96% |
| Pacific Haven | 11.0 km | 7% | 94% |
| Cherwell | 13.5 km | 2% | 99% |
| Walliebum | 14.0 km | 52% | 91% |
| Aldershot | 15.0 km | 52% | 86% |