Weir River flood map & planning overlays
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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
569.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Weir River's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Weir River at a glance
Schools in and near Weir River
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
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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
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 planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 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 | 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 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.
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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Weir River lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Weir River planning - frequently asked
Is Weir River flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Weir River and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 49%).
Is Weir River bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Weir River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
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% | 7% |
| Marmadua | 28.3 km | 1% | 76% |
| Moonie | 31.3 km | Not mapped | 35% |
| Western Creek Toowoomba Regional |
32.8 km | 0% | 2% |
| Dunmore Toowoomba Regional |
33.4 km | 2% | 7% |
| Condamine Farms Toowoomba Regional |
38.4 km | 0% | 2% |
| Bulli Creek Toowoomba Regional |
38.9 km | 0% | 2% |
| The Pines Toowoomba Regional |
43.3 km | 0% | 1% |
| Halliford | 43.9 km | 41% | 97% |
| Wattle Ridge Toowoomba Regional |
46.3 km | 0% | 2% |