Silver Ridge flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Silver Ridge
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 12.34 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
12.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Silver Ridge's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Silver Ridge at a glance
Schools in and near Silver Ridge
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: 1.55 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.12 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 Silver Ridge is zoned
Selling in Silver Ridge? 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 12.34 km², Silver Ridge is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 30,204 m² across 92 parcels.
Who lives in Silver Ridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Silver Ridge 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 1074, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Silver Ridge's 188 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Silver Ridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Silver Ridge itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Silver Ridge 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 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 Silver Ridge address
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See what's in the $9 report →Silver Ridge planning - frequently asked
Is Silver Ridge flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Silver Ridge and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Silver Ridge bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Silver Ridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Silver Ridge?
The dominant planning zone in Silver Ridge is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Silver Ridge have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Silver Ridge.
What is the typical lot size in Silver Ridge?
Across 92 surveyed parcels in Silver Ridge, the median lot size is about 30,204 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Silver Ridge?
At the 2021 Census Silver Ridge had 188 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Silver Ridge, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Silver Ridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Silver Ridge scores 1074 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Silver Ridge?
Median household income in Silver Ridge was $2,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,925 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derrymore | 3.8 km | Not mapped | 47% |
| Blanchview | 4.4 km | 0% | 68% |
| Upper Flagstone | 4.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stockyard | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Flagstone Creek | 5.9 km | Not mapped | 63% |
| Rangeville Toowoomba Regional |
6.6 km | 6% | 40% |
| Preston | 7.2 km | <1% | 97% |
| Iredale | 7.4 km | Not mapped | 46% |
| Rockmount | 7.4 km | 0% | 98% |
| Redwood Toowoomba Regional |
7.6 km | <1% | 85% |