Ramsay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ramsay
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 66.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
66.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ramsay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Ramsay properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 174 Ramsay properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 174 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ramsay.
Ramsay at a glance
Schools in and near Ramsay
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 9.16 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Ramsay is zoned
Selling in Ramsay? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 66.42 km², Ramsay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 165,451 m² across 171 parcels.
Who lives in Ramsay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ramsay suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1083, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ramsay's 369 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ramsay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ramsay itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Ramsay data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Ramsay address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Ramsay. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Ramsay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ramsay planning - frequently asked
Is Ramsay flood-prone?
About 6% of Ramsay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 174 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Ramsay bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Ramsay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Ramsay?
The dominant planning zone in Ramsay is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Unzoned.
Does Ramsay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ramsay.
Is Ramsay hilly or flat?
Ramsay is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 31% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 433 m to 716 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ramsay?
Across 171 surveyed parcels in Ramsay, the median lot size is about 165,451 m². There are also 39 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Ramsay?
At the 2021 Census Ramsay had 369 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Clifton - Greenmount statistical area, which contains Ramsay, went from 3,760 people in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
Is Ramsay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ramsay scores 1083 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ramsay?
Median household income in Ramsay was $2,480 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,418 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmount Lockyer Valley Regional |
6.1 km | 0% | 98% |
| East Greenmount | 6.5 km | 12% | 12% |
| Hodgson Vale | 6.7 km | 18% | 14% |
| Preston | 7.0 km | 7% | 49% |
| Preston Lockyer Valley Regional |
8.0 km | <1% | 97% |
| Budgee | 8.0 km | 17% | 47% |
| Upper Flagstone Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stockyard Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Vale View | 10.9 km | 10% | 17% |
| Top Camp | 11.0 km | 18% | 42% |