Is Toowoomba safe? Australia travel risk
Is Toowoomba safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Toowoomba scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Toowoomba scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Toowoomba: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (46/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Queensland territory, Toowoomba is established at 27.5667° S, 151.9500° E. It lies 899.8 km SSW relative to Canberra. Time zone observed: Australia/Brisbane.
Queensland
27.5667° S, 151.9500° E
599 m
Australia/Brisbane
108,398
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Australia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Toowoomba happened in October (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Australia travel advice & laws.
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