East Toowoomba flood & bushfire risk
Of East Toowoomba’s 3,880 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 4.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, East Toowoomba’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 East Toowoomba address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in East Toowoomba
Flood and bushfire areas across East Toowoomba. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near East Toowoomba
East Toowoomba sits in the Toowoomba police division, which recorded 17,584 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 17,584 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
Top countries of birth
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 1,540 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just East Toowoomba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Cavell Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 12 Alice Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 1 Pitt Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 1 Saint Louis Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 2/15-17 Cottesloe Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 6 Garget Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 6 Maranoa Court, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
- 7 Queen Street, East Toowoomba QLD 4350
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Toowoomba
Compare East Toowoomba 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.