Cooyar flood & bushfire risk

Of Cooyar’s 357 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 66.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cooyar’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 Cooyar address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
66.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
357
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cooyar

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

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Crime near Cooyar

Cooyar sits in the Cooyar police division, which recorded 22 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 22 total. Figures are for the whole Cooyar police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cooyar

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

Who lives in Cooyar

At the 2021 Census, 9.1% of Cooyar’s 231 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36.8%
Australian30.7%
Scottish10.4%
German10%
Irish5.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.8%

Top countries of birth

England5.6%
Germany1.7%
New Zealand1.3%

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

Development near Cooyar

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 Cooyar). 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.