Woondul flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Woondul (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 116.09 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woondul's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.

Woondul flood risk at the property level

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 2 Woondul properties.

Woondul at a glance

Parcels 3 Median lot 35,190,913 m²

How Woondul is zoned

Open Space 54%
Rural 46%

Selling in Woondul? 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 116.09 km², Woondul is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Open Space. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 35,190,913 m² across 3 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.

Who lives in Woondul

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woondul suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
21
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 776, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Millmerran, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woondul. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woondul itself.

3,413 in 2001 to 3,351 in 2025, down 2%.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.

Check a specific Woondul 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.

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Woondul planning - frequently asked

Where can I see a flood map of Woondul?

The schematic on this page is a Woondul flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Woondul address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Is Woondul flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Woondul and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Toowoomba Regional average is 13%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 2 properties we analysed in Woondul carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Is Woondul bushfire-prone?

Yes - around 13% of Woondul is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

What is the zoning in Woondul?

The dominant planning zone in Woondul is Open Space, though the suburb also includes Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Does Woondul have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Woondul. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.

Is Woondul hilly or flat?

Woondul is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 418 m to 430 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.

What is the typical lot size in Woondul?

Across 3 surveyed parcels in Woondul, the median lot size is about 35,190,913 m².

Is Woondul an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woondul scores 776 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Do I need a planning report for a Woondul property?

A Woondul planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.

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