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Vale View flood & bushfire risk

Of Vale View’s 218 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 17.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Vale View’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

100%
In a flood area
17.4%
In a bushfire area
218
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Vale View

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

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Crime near Vale View

Vale View sits in the Drayton police division, which recorded 1,427 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 1,427 total. Figures are for the whole Drayton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Vale View

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

Who lives in Vale View

At the 2021 Census, 4.6% of Vale View’s 454 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46%
English39.9%
Irish13.9%
German13.2%
Scottish13%
Australian Aboriginal3.5%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.2%
England1.5%
South Africa1.5%

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

Development near Vale View

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 Vale View). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Vale View 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.