Baking Board flood & bushfire risk
Of Baking Board’s 69 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 59.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Baking Board’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 Baking Board
Flood and bushfire areas across Baking Board. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Baking Board
Baking Board sits in the Chinchilla police division, which recorded 1,573 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,573 total. Figures are for the whole Chinchilla police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Baking Board
Baking Board can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Baking Board
At the 2021 Census, 6.1% of Baking Board’s 114 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 Baking Board
Western Downs council approved 63 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Western Downs council area (not just Baking Board). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/26770 Warrego Highway, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 67 Jahnkes Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 418 Sturgess Baking Board Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 232 The Peak Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 697 Auburn Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 297 Clarks Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 486 Warrens Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
- 104 B Tennysons Road, Baking Board QLD 4413
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.