Ross River flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ross River
(Townsville City, QLD) - 121.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
121.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ross River's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Ross River properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 168 Ross River properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 168 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ross River.
Ross River at a glance
Schools in and near Ross River
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: 2.43 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.15 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 River is zoned
Selling in Ross River? 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 121.43 km², Ross River is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 28% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 142,009 m² across 236 parcels.
Recent development applications in Ross River
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Townsville City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Ross River 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Townsville City Council |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 River 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.
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 Ross River lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ross River planning - frequently asked
Is Ross River flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Ross River and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 39%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 168 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Ross River bushfire-prone?
Around 28% of Ross River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Townsville City average of 50%.
What is the zoning in Ross River?
The dominant planning zone in Ross River is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Open Space.
Does Ross River have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ross River.
Is Ross River hilly or flat?
Ross River is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 34 m to 54 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ross River?
Across 236 surveyed parcels in Ross River, the median lot size is about 142,009 m². There are also 31 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barringha | 5.6 km | 0% | 69% |
| Oak Valley | 8.6 km | 0% | 84% |
| Toonpan | 9.1 km | 0% | 90% |
| Brookhill | 10.4 km | 0% | 87% |
| Mount Stuart | 11.4 km | <1% | 94% |
| Pinnacles | 11.4 km | 0% | 74% |
| Kelso | 12.4 km | 2% | 40% |
| Roseneath | 14.2 km | 0% | 94% |
| Rasmussen | 15.6 km | 8% | 16% |
| Julago | 15.6 km | 0% | 86% |