Woolmer flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woolmer
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 4.52 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
4.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woolmer's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Woolmer properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 83 Woolmer properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 83 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Woolmer.
Woolmer at a glance
Schools in and near Woolmer
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Woolmer is zoned
Selling in Woolmer? 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 4.52 km², Woolmer is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 611 m² across 89 parcels.
Who lives in Woolmer
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woolmer 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 1041, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Highfields, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woolmer. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woolmer itself.
6,433 in 2001 to 16,630 in 2025, up 159%.
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.
Woolmer 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 Woolmer 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 Woolmer. 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 Woolmer lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Woolmer planning - frequently asked
Is Woolmer flood-prone?
About 16% of Woolmer falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 20% of the 83 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 17 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Woolmer bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Woolmer is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Woolmer?
The dominant planning zone in Woolmer is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Woolmer have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woolmer.
Is Woolmer hilly or flat?
Woolmer is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 513 m to 594 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Woolmer?
Across 89 surveyed parcels in Woolmer, the median lot size is about 611 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Woolmer an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woolmer scores 1041 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cawdor | 2.4 km | 14% | 24% |
| Highfields | 3.1 km | 10% | 32% |
| Birnam | 4.7 km | 24% | 33% |
| Meringandan West | 5.0 km | 11% | 23% |
| Kleinton | 5.1 km | 11% | 50% |
| Lilyvale | 5.2 km | 21% | 14% |
| Spring Bluff | 5.3 km | 1% | 84% |
| Meringandan | 5.4 km | 17% | 32% |
| Glencoe | 5.9 km | 7% | 19% |
| Gowrie Junction | 6.1 km | 22% | 12% |