Cawdor flood & bushfire risk

Of Cawdor’s 179 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 19% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cawdor’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Cawdor address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
19%
Of properties in a bushfire area
179
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cawdor

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

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Crime near Cawdor

Cawdor sits in the Highfields police division, which recorded 541 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 541 total. Figures are for the whole Highfields police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cawdor

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

Who lives in Cawdor

At the 2021 Census, 7.9% of Cawdor’s 420 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%
English38.6%
Irish13.3%
German11.9%
Scottish10.5%
Australian Aboriginal4%

Top countries of birth

England2.6%
South Africa1.7%
China0.7%
New Zealand0.7%
Sri Lanka0.7%
Zimbabwe0.7%

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

Development near Cawdor

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

1,540
Dwellings/yr
1,040
Houses
500
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just Cawdor). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.