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Placid Hills flood risk

Of Placid Hills’s 314 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Placid Hills’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

100%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
314
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Placid Hills

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

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Crime near Placid Hills

Placid Hills sits in the Gatton police division, which recorded 2,455 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 2,455 total. Figures are for the whole Gatton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Placid Hills

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

Who lives in Placid Hills

At the 2021 Census, 6.9% of Placid Hills’s 796 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45%
English34.8%
German26.4%
Irish9.3%
Scottish9%
Australian Aboriginal3.6%

Top countries of birth

England1.1%
New Zealand1.1%
Germany0.8%
United States0.8%
Zimbabwe0.5%
Poland0.4%

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

Development near Placid Hills

Lockyer Valley council approved 289 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

289
Dwellings/yr
270
Houses
19
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lockyer Valley council area (not just Placid Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Placid Hills 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.