St Ruth flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of St Ruth (Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 45.22 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
45.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to St Ruth's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
St Ruth flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 22 St Ruth properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 22 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in St Ruth.
St Ruth at a glance
How St Ruth is zoned
Selling in St Ruth? 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 45.22 km², St Ruth is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 67% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,632,361 m² across 27 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in St Ruth
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the St Ruth 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 1023, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of St Ruth's 165 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wambo, the wider ABS statistical area containing St Ruth. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than St Ruth itself.
15,011 in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific St Ruth 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 →St Ruth planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of St Ruth?
The schematic on this page is a St Ruth flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 67% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any St Ruth address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is St Ruth flood-prone?
About 67% of St Ruth falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Toowoomba Regional average of 13%. Looking lot by lot, 46% of the 22 properties we analysed in St Ruth carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 6 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is St Ruth bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers St Ruth and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Toowoomba Regional average is 20%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in St Ruth?
The dominant planning zone in St Ruth is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does St Ruth have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within St Ruth. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is St Ruth hilly or flat?
St Ruth is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 347 m to 391 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in St Ruth?
Across 27 surveyed parcels in St Ruth, the median lot size is about 1,632,361 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of St Ruth?
At the 2021 Census St Ruth had 165 usual residents, with a median age of 30 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Wambo statistical area, which contains St Ruth, went from 15,011 people in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than St Ruth alone.
Is St Ruth an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), St Ruth scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in St Ruth?
Median household income in St Ruth was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Toowoomba Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $509 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a St Ruth property?
A St Ruth planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.