Is St Ruth flood prone?

100% of mapped properties in St Ruth fall within a mapped flood area.

Is St Ruth in a bushfire zone?

4.5% of mapped properties in St Ruth fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is St Ruth in the catchment for?

St Ruth falls within these school catchments: Bowenville SS, Cecil Plains SS, Dalby South SS, Dalby SS, Dalby SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of St Ruth?

At the 2021 Census 3.6% of St Ruth residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (54.5%), English (29.7%), German (12.7%).

How much new development is there near St Ruth?

Western Downs council approved 61 new dwellings (55 houses, 6 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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St Ruth flood & bushfire risk

Of St Ruth’s 247 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 4.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, St Ruth’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 St Ruth address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%

Of properties in a flood area

4.5%

Of properties in a bushfire area

247

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in St Ruth

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

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Crime near St Ruth

St Ruth sits in the Dalby police division, which recorded 2,426 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,426 total. Figures are for the whole Dalby police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in St Ruth

PrimaryBowenville SS · Cecil Plains SS · Dalby South SS · Dalby SS

JuniorCecil Plains SS · Dalby SHS

SeniorDalby SHS

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

Who lives in St Ruth

At the 2021 Census, 3.6% of St Ruth’s 165 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian54.5%

English29.7%

German12.7%

Scottish10.9%

Irish7.9%

Dutch3%

Top countries of birth

Zimbabwe3%

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

Development near St Ruth

Western Downs council approved 61 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Dwellings/yr

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Western Downs council area (not just St Ruth). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific St Ruth address:

Nearby suburbs

Nandi · 100% flood Dalby · 100% flood Formartin · 100% flood Blaxland · 100% flood West Prairie · 100% flood Bowenville · 100% flood

Other suburbs in Western Downs

Compare St Ruth with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.