Steel frames and trusses for Warwick

Supplying Warwick from Crowley Vale

What to know about building in Warwick

From Southern Downs Regional Council, state agencies, the Bureau of Meteorology and the ABS. Each item links to its source.

• Southern Downs Regional Council is undertaking flood and risk studies for the Condamine River and tributaries (Dalrymple Creek and Canal Creek).

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• Southern Downs Regional Council publishes Heritage overlay maps as part of its planning scheme documents.

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• The 2021 Census counted 12,294 people and 5,840 private dwellings in Warwick, with a median age of 45.

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• The Bureau of Meteorology's Warwick station (041525) sits at 475 m elevation and records a mean annual rainfall of 674.8 mm and a mean maximum temperature of 24.9 °C.

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• The highest recorded Condamine River flood at Warwick was 9.10 m on the McCahon Bridge gauge in February 1976, damaging over 100 homes, and the river most recently reached 7.56 m in May 2022.

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Frame design in Warwick

Wind classification

Set lot by lot in Warwick under AS 4055; send us your site's classification with the plans. · How wind classes work

Flood levels

Check Southern Downs Regional Council's flood information for the lot first. If it sets a minimum floor level, a raised steel floor system is one way to meet it. · Steel floor systems

Character and heritage

Overlays in Warwick can drive rooflines and verandah details; frames follow your approved drawings.

Owner-builder? QBCC permit rules and what a kit includes