Is Elphinstone flood prone?

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

Is Elphinstone in a bushfire zone?

1.2% of mapped properties in Elphinstone fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Elphinstone in the catchment for?

Elphinstone falls within these school catchments: Clifton SS, Clifton SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Elphinstone?

At the 2021 Census 10% of Elphinstone residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (53.3%), English (45%), Irish (11.7%).

How much new development is there near Elphinstone?

Toowoomba council approved 1,540 new dwellings (1,040 houses, 500 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Elphinstone flood & bushfire risk

Of Elphinstone’s 84 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 1.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Elphinstone’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 Elphinstone address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%

Of properties in a flood area

1.2%

Of properties in a bushfire area

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Elphinstone

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

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Crime near Elphinstone

Elphinstone sits in the Clifton police division, which recorded 175 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 175 total. Figures are for the whole Clifton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Elphinstone

PrimaryClifton SS

JuniorClifton SHS

SeniorClifton SHS

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

Who lives in Elphinstone

At the 2021 Census, 10% of Elphinstone’s 60 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian53.3%

English45%

Irish11.7%

Top countries of birth

England10%

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

Development near Elphinstone

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

1,540

Dwellings/yr

1,040

Houses

500

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just Elphinstone). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Elphinstone address:

Nearby suburbs

Clifton · 100% flood Talgai · 100% flood Sandy Camp · 100% flood Ellinthorp · 100% flood Kings Creek · 100% flood Ryeford · 100% flood

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.