Ryeford flood map & planning overlays
Ryeford is almost level, a 0.6% median slope.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Ryeford
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 27.35 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
27.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ryeford'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
How common is mapped flood risk across Ryeford properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 69 analysed Ryeford properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 69 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ryeford.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ryeford
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Ryeford at a glance
Schools in and near Ryeford
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: 2.14 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.47 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 Ryeford address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Ryeford is zoned
Selling in Ryeford? 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 27.35 km², Ryeford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 62% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 325,819 m² across 77 parcels.
Who lives in Ryeford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ryeford 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 1000, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ryeford's 54 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Clifton - Greenmount, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ryeford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ryeford itself.
3,760 in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
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.
Ryeford 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 Ryeford 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 →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 Ryeford. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Ryeford lot.
Ryeford planning - frequently asked
Is Ryeford flood-prone?
About 62% of Ryeford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%. Across the suburb, 1% of the 69 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Ryeford; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Ryeford bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Ryeford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 36%.
Is Ryeford under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 83% of Ryeford in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Ryeford?
The dominant planning zone in Ryeford is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned and Community Facilities.
Does Ryeford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ryeford.
Is Ryeford hilly or flat?
Ryeford is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 418 m to 454 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ryeford?
Across 77 surveyed parcels in Ryeford, the median lot size is about 325,819 m².
What is the population of Ryeford?
At the 2021 Census Ryeford had 54 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Clifton - Greenmount statistical area, which contains Ryeford, went from 3,760 people in 2001 to 5,433 in 2025, up 44%.
Is Ryeford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ryeford scores 1000 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 Ryeford?
Median household income in Ryeford was $1,542 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,177 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Camp | 4.8 km | 39% | 29% |
| Mount Molar | 5.1 km | 20% | 19% |
| Back Plains | 6.2 km | 22% | 20% |
| Victoria Hill | 8.7 km | 77% | 14% |
| Ellangowan | 8.9 km | 72% | 30% |
| Elphinstone | 9.5 km | 25% | <1% |
| Clifton | 10.2 km | 50% | 0% |
| Kings Creek | 10.7 km | 59% | <1% |
| Felton South | 12.5 km | 56% | 13% |
| Nobby | 13.3 km | 26% | 20% |