Upper Pilton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Pilton (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 92.43 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
92.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Pilton'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.
Upper Pilton 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 87 Upper Pilton properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 87 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Upper Pilton.
Upper Pilton at a glance
How Upper Pilton is zoned
Selling in Upper Pilton? 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 92.43 km², Upper Pilton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 63% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 382,597 m² across 118 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 Upper Pilton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Pilton 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 1006, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Pilton's 80 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Pilton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Pilton itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Upper Pilton 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 →Upper Pilton planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Upper Pilton?
The schematic on this page is a Upper Pilton flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Upper Pilton address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Upper Pilton flood-prone?
About 3% of Upper Pilton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 87 properties we analysed in Upper Pilton carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Upper Pilton bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 63% of Upper Pilton 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 Upper Pilton?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Pilton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Upper Pilton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Pilton. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Upper Pilton hilly or flat?
Upper Pilton is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 8%, and 36% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 523 m to 810 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 Upper Pilton?
Across 118 surveyed parcels in Upper Pilton, the median lot size is about 382,597 m². There are also 5 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 Upper Pilton?
At the 2021 Census Upper Pilton had 80 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Clifton - Greenmount statistical area, which contains Upper Pilton, went from 3,760 people in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Pilton alone.
Is Upper Pilton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Pilton scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Upper Pilton?
Median household income in Upper Pilton was $1,468 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Upper Pilton property?
A Upper Pilton 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.