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Southwood flood & bushfire risk

Of Southwood’s 100 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 50% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Southwood’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 Southwood address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
50%
Of properties in a bushfire area
100
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Southwood

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

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Crime near Southwood

Southwood sits in the Meandarra police division, which recorded 43 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 43 total. Figures are for the whole Meandarra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Southwood

PrimaryMoonie SS · Westmar SS

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

Who lives in Southwood

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Southwood’s 57 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.6%
English40.4%
German19.3%
Scottish19.3%
Irish10.5%

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

Development near Southwood

Western Downs council approved 61 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
55
Houses
6
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Western Downs council area (not just Southwood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Southwood 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.