Ringtail Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ringtail Creek
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 35.44 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
35.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ringtail Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ringtail Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Ringtail Creek
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: 3.03 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 Ringtail Creek is zoned
Selling in Ringtail Creek? 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 35.44 km², Ringtail Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 32,267 m² across 132 parcels.
Who lives in Ringtail Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ringtail Creek 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ringtail Creek's 203 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ringtail Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ringtail Creek 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.
Ringtail Creek 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 Ringtail Creek 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 Ringtail Creek. 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 Ringtail Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ringtail Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Ringtail Creek flood-prone?
About 32% of Ringtail Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Ringtail Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Ringtail Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Ringtail Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Ringtail Creek is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural Residential.
Does Ringtail Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ringtail Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Ringtail Creek?
Across 132 surveyed parcels in Ringtail Creek, the median lot size is about 32,267 m². There are also 13 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Ringtail Creek?
At the 2021 Census Ringtail Creek had 203 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Ringtail Creek, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Ringtail Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ringtail Creek scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ringtail Creek?
Median household income in Ringtail Creek was $1,602 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $363 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,566 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cootharaba | 5.8 km | 18% | 77% |
| Lake Macdonald | 6.2 km | 44% | 69% |
| Cooroibah | 6.8 km | 46% | 77% |
| Boreen Point | 7.0 km | 76% | 98% |
| Pomona | 8.0 km | 41% | 86% |
| Tinbeerwah | 8.2 km | 24% | 96% |
| Pinbarren | 8.7 km | 33% | 54% |
| Tewantin | 9.5 km | 30% | 77% |
| Noosa North Shore | 10.8 km | 58% | 72% |
| Cooroy Mountain | 10.8 km | 29% | 60% |