Flood check, Chuwar
Has Chuwar flooded?
Yes — recorded flooding reached into Chuwar in 1974, 2010 and 2011.
- 1974 The mapped January 1974 — Brisbane and Bremer Rivers flood extent reaches into Chuwar. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- 2010 The mapped 2010–11 wet season — Ipswich flood extent reaches into Chuwar. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- 2011 The mapped January 2011 — Queensland towns flood extent reaches into Chuwar. · State of Queensland Reaches in
- Ipswich City has been disaster-activated for 20 flood, storm or cyclone events since 2007 — most recently Southern Queensland Flooding, 6 - 20 May 2022.
- Nearest flood-warning gauge: Colleges Crossing Alert, Brisbane basin — 2 km from the centre of Chuwar.
An extent is the official maximum-inundation line for that event. "Reaches into Chuwar" 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 Chuwar
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 Chuwar
Census 2021, Australian Bureau of Statistics — the suburb, not this street.