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East Toowoomba flood risk

Of East Toowoomba’s 3,880 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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3,880
Mapped properties

Crime near East Toowoomba

East Toowoomba sits in the Toowoomba police division, which recorded 17,424 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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1,152
Break-ins
452
Vehicle theft
3,326
Other theft
1,028
Property damage
457
Fraud
232
Handling stolen goods
1,206
Assault
316
Sexual offences
81
Robbery
220
Other against the person
2
Homicide
8,952
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 17,424 total. Figures are for the whole Toowoomba police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in East Toowoomba

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

Who lives in East Toowoomba

At the 2021 Census, 15.2% of East Toowoomba’s 5,953 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.6%
Australian36.4%
Irish15.8%
Scottish14.7%
German8.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.6%
Iraq1.6%
New Zealand1.6%
India1%
Philippines0.6%
South Africa0.5%

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

Development near East Toowoomba

Toowoomba council approved 1,505 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,505
Dwellings/yr
1,028
Houses
477
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just East Toowoomba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific East Toowoomba address:

Nearby suburbs

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.