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Cecil Plains flood & bushfire risk

Of Cecil Plains’s 373 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 30.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cecil Plains’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

100%
In a flood area
30.3%
In a bushfire area
373
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cecil Plains

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

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Crime near Cecil Plains

Cecil Plains sits in the Cecil Plains police division, which recorded 59 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 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 59 total. Figures are for the whole Cecil Plains police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cecil Plains

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

Who lives in Cecil Plains

At the 2021 Census, 6.1% of Cecil Plains’s 380 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.4%
Australian39.2%
Irish11.6%
German11.1%
Australian Aboriginal9.7%
Scottish7.4%

Top countries of birth

England2.1%
Philippines1.1%

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

Development near Cecil Plains

Toowoomba council approved 1,505 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,505
Dwellings/yr
1,028
Houses
477
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Toowoomba council area (not just Cecil Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cecil Plains address:

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.