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Leslie Dam flood & bushfire risk

Of Leslie Dam’s 99 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 53.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Leslie Dam’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 Leslie Dam address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
53.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
99
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Leslie Dam

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

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Crime near Leslie Dam

Leslie Dam sits in the Warwick police division, which recorded 2,192 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 2,192 total. Figures are for the whole Warwick police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Leslie Dam

PrimaryWarwick West SS · Wheatvale SS
JuniorWarwick SHS
SeniorWarwick SHS

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

Who lives in Leslie Dam

At the 2021 Census, 5.9% of Leslie Dam’s 118 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English56.8%
Australian41.5%
Irish12.7%
Australian Aboriginal9.3%
Scottish6.8%
German3.4%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%

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

Development near Leslie Dam

Southern Downs council approved 269 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

269
Dwellings/yr
195
Houses
74
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Downs council area (not just Leslie Dam). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Leslie Dam address:

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.