Is Back Plains flood prone?

100% of mapped properties in Back Plains fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Back Plains in a bushfire zone?

32.5% of mapped properties in Back Plains fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Back Plains in the catchment for?

Back Plains falls within these school catchments: Back Plains SS, Clifton SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Back Plains?

At the 2021 Census 11.5% of Back Plains residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (62.5%), Irish (24%), Scottish (20.2%).

How much new development is there near Back Plains?

Toowoomba council approved 1,540 new dwellings (1,040 houses, 500 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Back Plains flood & bushfire risk

Of Back Plains’s 80 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 32.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Back Plains’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Back Plains address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%

Of properties in a flood area

32.5%

Of properties in a bushfire area

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Back Plains

Flood and bushfire areas across Back Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Back Plains

Back Plains sits in the Clifton police division, which recorded 175 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 175 total. Figures are for the whole Clifton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Back Plains

PrimaryBack Plains SS

JuniorClifton SHS

SeniorClifton SHS

Back Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Back Plains

At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Back Plains’s 104 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English62.5%

Irish24%

Scottish20.2%

Australian19.2%

German13.5%

Italian3.8%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Back Plains

Toowoomba council approved 1,540 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,540

Dwellings/yr

1,040

Houses

500

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just Back Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Back Plains address:

Nearby suburbs

Ryeford · 100% flood Felton South · 100% flood Mount Molar · 100% flood Ellangowan · 100% flood Felton · 100% flood Sandy Camp · 100% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.