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Ripley flood & bushfire risk

Of Ripley’s 5,386 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 14% are in a bushfire hazard area.

0.3%
In a flood area
14%
In a bushfire area
5,386
Mapped properties

Crime near Ripley

Ripley sits in the Ripley police division, which recorded 1,818 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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146
Break-ins
89
Vehicle theft
577
Other theft
177
Property damage
55
Fraud
7
Handling stolen goods
206
Assault
43
Sexual offences
9
Robbery
39
Other against the person
0
Homicide
470
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,818 total. Figures are for the whole Ripley police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Ripley

Ripley is mostly future urban. The most common zones:

Future urban90.2% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: Future Urban

Residential5.4% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Residential Low Density

Special purpose2.5% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Special Uses

School catchments in Ripley

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

Who lives in Ripley

At the 2021 Census, 21.4% of Ripley’s 4,288 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English36.1%
Australian36.1%
Scottish9%
Irish8.1%
German6.6%
Indian5.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.7%
India4.6%
Philippines2.2%
England1.9%
South Africa0.9%
Samoa0.4%

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

Development near Ripley

Ipswich council approved 3,007 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,007
Dwellings/yr
2,201
Houses
806
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Ripley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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.