South Ripley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of South Ripley
(Ipswich City, QLD) - 50.43 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
50.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Ripley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across South Ripley properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,429 South Ripley properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,429 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in South Ripley.
South Ripley at a glance
Schools in and near South Ripley
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
1 school providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 South Ripley is zoned
Selling in South Ripley? 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 50.43 km², South Ripley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 400 m² across 2,652 parcels.
Who lives in South Ripley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Ripley 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 1022, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Ripley's 4,069 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ripley, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Ripley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Ripley itself.
1,938 in 2001 to 23,459 in 2025, up 1110%.
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.
South Ripley property market snapshot
Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Ripley, the wider statistical area containing South Ripley. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.
House sales
Median sale price from 709 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Unit sales
Median sale price from 15 sales over 12 months to March 2026.
Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.
South Ripley 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 |
| Market statistics | Available at SA2 level | Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) |
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 South Ripley 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 South Ripley lot.
See what's in the $9 report →South Ripley planning - frequently asked
Is South Ripley flood-prone?
About 20% of South Ripley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 44%. Across the suburb, 26% of the 2,429 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 244 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is South Ripley bushfire-prone?
Around 77% of South Ripley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ipswich City average of 51%.
What is the zoning in South Ripley?
The dominant planning zone in South Ripley is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Note: Refer to Ripley Valley Urban Development Area Development Scheme and Rural.
Does South Ripley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within South Ripley.
Is South Ripley hilly or flat?
South Ripley is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 46 m to 90 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in South Ripley?
Across 2,652 surveyed parcels in South Ripley, the median lot size is about 400 m². There are also 259 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does South Ripley have a train station?
There is no train station inside South Ripley itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of South Ripley?
At the 2021 Census South Ripley had 4,069 usual residents, with a median age of 27 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Ripley statistical area, which contains South Ripley, went from 1,938 people in 2001 to 23,459 in 2025, up 1110%.
Is South Ripley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Ripley scores 1022 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in South Ripley?
Median household income in South Ripley was $2,182 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,643 for the typical suburb in Ipswich City. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 4.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Goolman | 4.8 km | 1% | 91% |
| Spring Mountain | 6.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Ripley | 6.7 km | 18% | 100% |
| Swanbank | 6.9 km | 24% | 100% |
| Lyons Logan City |
6.9 km | 21% | 97% |
| Deebing Heights | 6.9 km | 15% | 93% |
| Peak Crossing | 7.4 km | 12% | 77% |
| Redbank Plains | 8.3 km | 18% | 43% |
| Flinders View | 8.6 km | 37% | 51% |