Forest Springs flood & bushfire risk
Of Forest Springs’s 113 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 41.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Forest Springs’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 Forest Springs
Flood and bushfire areas across Forest Springs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Forest Springs
Forest Springs sits in the Allora police division, which recorded 112 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 112 total. Figures are for the whole Allora police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Forest Springs
Forest Springs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Forest Springs
At the 2021 Census, 5.8% of Forest Springs’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 Forest Springs
Southern Downs council approved 267 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Downs council area (not just Forest Springs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 43 Hoey Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 307 Bourkes Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 172 Hall Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 6 Darr Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 610 Upper Forest Springs Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 71 Pinnacle Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 76 Herron Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
- 261 Tudor Valley Road, Forest Springs QLD 4362
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.