Ross Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ross Creek
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 9.49 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
9.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ross Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ross Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Ross 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: 6.65 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.04 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 Ross Creek is zoned
Selling in Ross 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 9.49 km², Ross Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 121,434 m² across 39 parcels.
Who lives in Ross Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ross 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 937, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ross Creek's 63 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ross Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ross Creek itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ross Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Ross Creek flood-prone?
About 22% of Ross Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Ross Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Ross Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Ross Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Ross Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Community Purposes.
Does Ross Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ross Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Ross Creek?
Across 39 surveyed parcels in Ross Creek, the median lot size is about 121,434 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Ross Creek?
At the 2021 Census Ross Creek had 63 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Ross Creek, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Ross Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ross Creek scores 937 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ross Creek?
Median household income in Ross Creek was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goomboorian | 3.9 km | 39% | 62% |
| Canina | 5.0 km | 26% | 89% |
| Veteran | 5.2 km | 37% | 90% |
| North Deep Creek | 5.9 km | 27% | 92% |
| Downsfield | 5.9 km | 22% | 89% |
| Wilsons Pocket | 6.8 km | 38% | 78% |
| Greens Creek | 8.1 km | 31% | 75% |
| Kia Ora | 9.5 km | 47% | 65% |
| Tamaree | 9.6 km | 26% | 83% |
| Banks Pocket | 9.7 km | 51% | 73% |