Ross Creek flood map & planning overlays
Bushfire mapping blankets 90.8% of Ross Creek, where blocks run to 12 ha.
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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 7 November 2026.
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. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ross Creek
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Ross Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Ross Creek
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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.
Which school zone is a Ross Creek address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 23% of Ross Creek. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Ross Creek lot.
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%. Published flood models are held over parts of Ross Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Ross Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Ross Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
Is Ross Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 23% of Ross Creek, and over about 75% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
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% |