Back Plains flood & bushfire risk
Of Back Plains’s 80 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 32.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Back Plains’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Back Plains
Flood and bushfire areas across Back Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Back Plains
Back Plains sits in the Clifton police division, which recorded 170 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 170 total. Figures are for the whole Clifton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Back Plains
Back Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Back Plains
At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Back Plains’s 104 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Back Plains
Toowoomba council approved 1,505 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just Back Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 852 Clifton Pittsworth Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 24 Naumann Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 40 Snell Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 133 Hinz Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 159 Felton View Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 58 Lack Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 332 Ernst Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
- 290 Back Plains Road, Back Plains QLD 4361
Nearby suburbs
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.