Flood check, Toowong
Has Toowong flooded?
Yes — recorded flooding reached into Toowong in 1974, 2010, 2011 and 2022.
- 1974 The mapped January 1974 — Brisbane River flood extent reaches into Toowong. · State of Queensland, Brisbane City Council Reaches in
- 2010 The mapped 2010–11 wet season — Brisbane flood extent reaches into Toowong. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- 2011 The mapped January 2011 — Brisbane River flood extent reaches into Toowong. · State of Queensland, Brisbane City Council Reaches in
- 2022 The mapped February 2022 — Brisbane River and creeks flood extent reaches into Toowong. · Brisbane City Council Reaches in
- Brisbane City has been disaster-activated for 23 flood, storm or cyclone events since 2007 — most recently Southern Summer Rainfall and Flooding 9 December 2024 to 14 January 2025.
- Nearest flood-warning gauge: Toowong Alert, Brisbane basin — 1 km from the centre of Toowong.
An extent is the official maximum-inundation line for that event. "Reaches into Toowong" means the mapped line crosses the suburb boundary — most of the suburb may be well clear of it, which is why the address check below matters. Events are listed only where the state or council has mapped this area.
Check your own address in Toowong
Free, and no sign-up: the flood layers on that lot, and whether each recorded flood reaches it. The full report ($49 incl. GST) adds every planning layer, maps, easements and the development applications around the site.
Checking the planning layers for this site — this takes 10–20 seconds…
About Toowong
Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.