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Highfields flood risk

Of Highfields’s 5,064 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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5,064
Mapped properties

Crime near Highfields

Highfields sits in the Highfields police division, which recorded 538 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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48
Break-ins
18
Vehicle theft
128
Other theft
43
Property damage
21
Fraud
7
Handling stolen goods
53
Assault
8
Sexual offences
0
Robbery
16
Other against the person
0
Homicide
196
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 538 total. Figures are for the whole Highfields police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Highfields

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

Who lives in Highfields

At the 2021 Census, 11.7% of Highfields’s 8,568 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.7%
Australian39.2%
Irish15.3%
Scottish14.7%
German12.6%
Australian Aboriginal2.9%

Top countries of birth

England2.8%
New Zealand1.9%
South Africa1.2%
Zimbabwe0.9%
United States0.4%
Scotland0.4%

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

Development near Highfields

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 Highfields). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Highfields 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.