Mount Kynoch flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Kynoch’s 295 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 71.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Kynoch’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 Mount Kynoch address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
71.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
295
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Kynoch

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

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Crime near Mount Kynoch

Mount Kynoch sits in the Toowoomba police division, which recorded 17,584 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 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 Mount Kynoch

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

Who lives in Mount Kynoch

At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of Mount Kynoch’s 271 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45%
Australian39.5%
German14.8%
Irish11.8%
Scottish9.2%
New Zealander2.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.8%
Scotland1.5%
United States1.5%
England1.1%
Philippines1.1%

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

Development near Mount Kynoch

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

1,540
Dwellings/yr
1,040
Houses
500
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just Mount Kynoch). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.