Weir River zoning & planning overlays
Weir River's land is 90.9% bushfire-mapped. Not much of it is river.
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A planning-constraint profile of Weir River
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 569.98 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
569.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Weir River's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Weir River
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Weir River at a glance
Schools in and near Weir River
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: 14.99 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 29.27 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 Weir River address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Weir River is zoned
Selling in Weir River? 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 569.98 km², Weir River is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 7,551,551 m² across 53 parcels.
Who lives in Weir River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Weir River 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 1017, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Weir River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Weir River itself.
4,062 in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Weir River data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Weir River 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 Weir River. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Weir River lot.
Weir River planning - frequently asked
Is Weir River flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Weir River, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Western Downs Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Published flood models are held over parts of Weir River; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Weir River bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Weir River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
Is Weir River under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 12% of Weir River in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Weir River?
The dominant planning zone in Weir River is Rural.
Does Weir River have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Weir River.
What is the typical lot size in Weir River?
Across 53 surveyed parcels in Weir River, the median lot size is about 7,551,551 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Weir River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Weir River scores 1017 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle Creek Toowoomba Regional |
17.7 km | <1% | 82% |
| Marmadua | 28.3 km | 1% | 76% |
| Moonie | 31.3 km | Not mapped | 35% |
| Western Creek Toowoomba Regional |
32.8 km | 0% | 91% |
| Dunmore Toowoomba Regional |
33.4 km | 2% | 74% |
| Condamine Farms Toowoomba Regional |
38.4 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Bulli Creek Toowoomba Regional |
38.9 km | Not mapped | 76% |
| The Pines Toowoomba Regional |
43.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Halliford | 43.9 km | 41% | 97% |
| Wattle Ridge Toowoomba Regional |
46.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |