Ridgewood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ridgewood
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 38.88 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
38.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ridgewood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ridgewood at a glance
Schools in and near Ridgewood
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 4.24 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.24 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 Ridgewood is zoned
Selling in Ridgewood? 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 38.88 km², Ridgewood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 53,363 m² across 189 parcels.
Who lives in Ridgewood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ridgewood 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 990, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ridgewood's 317 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ridgewood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ridgewood itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
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.
Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Ridgewood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ridgewood planning - frequently asked
Is Ridgewood flood-prone?
About 27% of Ridgewood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Ridgewood bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Ridgewood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Ridgewood?
The dominant planning zone in Ridgewood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities.
Does Ridgewood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ridgewood.
What is the typical lot size in Ridgewood?
Across 189 surveyed parcels in Ridgewood, the median lot size is about 53,363 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Ridgewood?
At the 2021 Census Ridgewood had 317 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Ridgewood, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Ridgewood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ridgewood scores 990 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ridgewood?
Median household income in Ridgewood was $1,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,680 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | 4.8 km | 25% | 76% |
| Belli Park Sunshine Coast Regional |
4.8 km | 36% | 49% |
| Eerwah Vale | 4.9 km | 0% | 97% |
| Carters Ridge Gympie Regional |
6.4 km | 46% | 71% |
| Federal | 7.4 km | 24% | 66% |
| Eerwah Vale Sunshine Coast Regional |
7.7 km | 8% | 48% |
| Cooroy | 7.7 km | 39% | 59% |
| Cooloolabin Sunshine Coast Regional |
10.1 km | 2% | 83% |
| Tuchekoi Gympie Regional |
10.1 km | 47% | 53% |
| Bollier Gympie Regional |
10.4 km | 46% | 58% |