Upper Pilton flood map & planning overlays
Upper Pilton reaches 810 m, the highest ground in Toowoomba Regional.
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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.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
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. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Upper Pilton properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 87 analysed Upper Pilton properties; no individual property result is identified.
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.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Upper Pilton
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Upper Pilton at a glance
Schools in and near Upper Pilton
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 4.95 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.37 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Upper Pilton address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
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 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% 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.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Upper Pilton 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 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 →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Upper Pilton. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Upper Pilton lot.
Upper Pilton planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Pilton flood-prone?
About 12% of Upper Pilton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 87 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Upper Pilton; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Upper Pilton bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Upper Pilton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 36%.
Is Upper Pilton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 40% of Upper Pilton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Upper Pilton?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Pilton is Rural.
Does Upper Pilton have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Pilton.
Is Upper Pilton hilly or flat?
Upper Pilton is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 36% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 523 m to 810 m AHD across the suburb.
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.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Duck Creek Lockyer Valley Regional |
7.4 km | 8% | 98% |
| Pilton | 7.5 km | 13% | 45% |
| Hirstglen | 9.2 km | 16% | 62% |
| Headington Hill | 9.4 km | 18% | 32% |
| Spring Creek | 11.9 km | 25% | 13% |
| Junction View Lockyer Valley Regional |
12.9 km | 15% | 80% |
| Manapouri | 14.5 km | 38% | 6% |
| East Haldon Lockyer Valley Regional |
14.9 km | 2% | 93% |
| West Haldon Lockyer Valley Regional |
15.3 km | 2% | 83% |
| Missen Flat | 15.7 km | 72% | <1% |