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Upper Yarraman flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Yarraman’s 86 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 20.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Yarraman’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 Upper Yarraman address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
20.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
86
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Yarraman

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

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Crime near Upper Yarraman

Upper Yarraman sits in the Yarraman police division, which recorded 96 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 96 total. Figures are for the whole Yarraman police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Upper Yarraman

PrimaryCooyar SS · Tanduringie SS · Yarraman SS
JuniorYarraman SS
SeniorNanango SHS

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

Who lives in Upper Yarraman

At the 2021 Census, 7.5% of Upper Yarraman’s 80 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian53.8%
English28.8%
Irish17.5%
Scottish11.2%
German8.8%
Dutch7.5%

Top countries of birth

England5%
New Zealand3.8%

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

Development near Upper Yarraman

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 Upper Yarraman). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Yarraman 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.