Torquay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Torquay
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.65 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
4.65 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Torquay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Torquay at a glance
Schools in and near Torquay
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: 0.02 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 Torquay is zoned
Selling in Torquay? 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 4.65 km², Torquay is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 704 m² across 3,334 parcels.
Who lives in Torquay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Torquay 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 867, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Torquay's 6,533 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Torquay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Torquay itself.
12,161 in 2001 to 16,715 in 2025, up 37%.
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.
Torquay 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 Torquay 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 Torquay. 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 Torquay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Torquay planning - frequently asked
Is Torquay flood-prone?
About 7% of Torquay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Torquay bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Torquay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Torquay?
The dominant planning zone in Torquay is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Medium Density Residential and Open Space.
Does Torquay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Torquay.
What is the typical lot size in Torquay?
Across 3,334 surveyed parcels in Torquay, the median lot size is about 704 m². There are also 209 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Torquay have a train station?
There is no train station inside Torquay itself. The suburb is served by 42 bus stops.
What is the population of Torquay?
At the 2021 Census Torquay had 6,533 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan statistical area, which contains Torquay, went from 12,161 people in 2001 to 16,715 in 2025, up 37%.
Is Torquay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Torquay scores 867 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 Torquay?
Median household income in Torquay was $917 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,299 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarness | 1.5 km | 18% | 0% |
| Urangan | 3.0 km | 20% | 26% |
| Wondunna | 3.0 km | 1% | 56% |
| Kawungan | 3.1 km | <1% | 20% |
| Pialba | 3.8 km | 14% | 13% |
| Urraween | 4.9 km | 2% | 14% |
| Nikenbah | 6.3 km | 33% | 38% |
| Point Vernon | 6.8 km | 29% | 17% |
| Eli Waters | 7.0 km | 62% | 33% |
| Booral | 7.3 km | 17% | 75% |