Is Chances Plain flood prone?

100% of mapped properties in Chances Plain fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Chances Plain in a bushfire zone?

12.9% of mapped properties in Chances Plain fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Chances Plain in the catchment for?

Chances Plain falls within these school catchments: Brigalow SS, Chinchilla SS, Chinchilla SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Chances Plain?

At the 2021 Census 2.5% of Chances Plain residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (53.2%), English (32.3%), Irish (9.5%).

How much new development is there near Chances Plain?

Western Downs council approved 61 new dwellings (55 houses, 6 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Chances Plain flood & bushfire risk

Of Chances Plain’s 101 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 12.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Chances Plain’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Chances Plain address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%

Of properties in a flood area

12.9%

Of properties in a bushfire area

101

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Chances Plain

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

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Crime near Chances Plain

Chances Plain sits in the Chinchilla police division, which recorded 1,543 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 1,543 total. Figures are for the whole Chinchilla police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Chances Plain

PrimaryBrigalow SS · Chinchilla SS

JuniorChinchilla SHS

SeniorChinchilla SHS

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

Who lives in Chances Plain

At the 2021 Census, 2.5% of Chances Plain’s 158 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian53.2%

English32.3%

Irish9.5%

German7.6%

Scottish7.6%

Australian Aboriginal3.2%

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

Development near Chances Plain

Western Downs council approved 61 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Dwellings/yr

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Western Downs council area (not just Chances Plain). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Chances Plain address:

Nearby suburbs

Red Hill (Western Downs) · 100% flood Chinchilla · 100% flood Brigalow · 100% flood Burncluith · 100% flood Canaga · 100% flood Baking Board · 100% flood

Other suburbs in Western Downs

Compare Chances Plain with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.