Ridgelands flood & bushfire risk
Of Ridgelands’s 163 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 21.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Ridgelands’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Ridgelands
Flood and bushfire areas across Ridgelands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Ridgelands
Ridgelands sits in the Rockhampton police division, which recorded 6,690 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,690 total. Figures are for the whole Rockhampton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Ridgelands
Ridgelands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Ridgelands
At the 2021 Census, 1% of Ridgelands’s 195 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Ridgelands
Rockhampton council approved 312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Rockhampton council area (not just Ridgelands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 41 Hansen Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 214 Dalma Ridgelands Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 16 Del Rosa Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 181 Moses Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 358 Garnant Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 813 Morinish Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 501 Faraday Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
- 2489 Stanwell - Waroula Road, Ridgelands QLD 4702
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.