Toolooa flood & bushfire risk

Of Toolooa’s 601 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 44.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Toolooa’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 Toolooa address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
44.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
601
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Toolooa

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

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Crime near Toolooa

Toolooa sits in the Gladstone police division, which recorded 6,427 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 6,427 total. Figures are for the whole Gladstone police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Toolooa

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

Who lives in Toolooa

At the 2021 Census, 8.1% of Toolooa’s 992 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.1%
Australian36.4%
Australian Aboriginal14.4%
Scottish9%
Irish8.8%
German6.9%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.1%
England1.9%
Philippines0.7%
Italy0.5%
South Africa0.5%
Netherlands0.4%

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

Development near Toolooa

Gladstone council approved 238 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

238
Dwellings/yr
222
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Toolooa). 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.