Whichello flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Whichello
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 11.7 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
11.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whichello's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Whichello properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 117 Whichello properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 117 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Whichello.
Whichello at a glance
Schools in and near Whichello
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: 4.17 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.17 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 Whichello is zoned
Selling in Whichello? 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 11.7 km², Whichello is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 40,402 m² across 104 parcels.
Who lives in Whichello
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whichello 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whichello. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whichello itself.
7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Whichello 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 Whichello 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 Whichello. 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 (+$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 Whichello lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Whichello planning - frequently asked
Is Whichello flood-prone?
About 9% of Whichello falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 117 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Whichello bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Whichello is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Whichello?
The dominant planning zone in Whichello is Rural, though the suburb also includes Limited Development (Constrained Land) and Unzoned.
Does Whichello have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Whichello.
Is Whichello hilly or flat?
Whichello is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 31% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 562 m to 727 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Whichello?
Across 104 surveyed parcels in Whichello, the median lot size is about 40,402 m².
Is Whichello an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whichello scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pechey | 4.4 km | 4% | 51% |
| Plainby | 4.7 km | 7% | 26% |
| Pinelands | 6.0 km | 0% | 6% |
| Groomsville | 6.8 km | 16% | 42% |
| Merritts Creek | 7.6 km | 10% | 40% |
| Crows Nest | 8.1 km | 2% | 60% |
| Upper Pinelands | 8.6 km | 0% | 9% |
| Douglas | 9.8 km | 20% | 32% |
| Mountain Camp | 10.4 km | 0% | 28% |
| Grapetree | 10.5 km | 0% | 74% |