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Ridgewood flood & bushfire risk

Of Ridgewood’s 260 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 2.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Ridgewood’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Ridgewood address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
2.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
260
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Ridgewood

Flood and bushfire areas across Ridgewood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Ridgewood

Ridgewood sits in the Cooroy police division, which recorded 564 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 564 total. Figures are for the whole Cooroy police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Ridgewood

PrimaryCooroy SS · Eumundi SS · Federal SS
JuniorNoosa District SHS
SeniorNoosa District SHS

Ridgewood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Ridgewood

At the 2021 Census, 14.5% of Ridgewood’s 317 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.7%
Australian40.1%
Irish13.6%
Scottish11.7%
German5.4%
Dutch2.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
New Zealand4.4%
United States1.9%
Netherlands1.3%
Scotland1.3%
Zimbabwe1.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Ridgewood

Noosa council approved 244 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

244
Dwellings/yr
149
Houses
95
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Noosa council area (not just Ridgewood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ridgewood address:

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.