Ridgewood, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ridgewood, in the Noosa Shire local government area.
| Locality | Ridgewood |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Noosa Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -26.46334 |
| Longitude | 152.83448 |
| Population | 295 |
| Density | 7.6 /km² |
| Area | 38.9 km² |
| Elevation | 116 m |
| Postcode | 4563 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 114 km north |
Ridgewood is a locality in the Noosa Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 295. The locality covers an area of 38.9 km², giving a population density of about 7.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 116 m above sea level. It lies approximately 114 km north of Brisbane. Ridgewood is located at 26.4633°S, 152.8345°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4563. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Ridgewood unfolds across a gentle incline, where the dry, ochre earth meets the whispering coastal scrub. It lies 34.1 km north-west of Buderim, QLD (from Buderim, QLD: bearing 317°T), and is situated 7.7 km south-west of Cooroy. The air here, even inland, carries a faint, salty tang, a promise of the nearby ocean that shapes the very character of the landscape. Broad-leaved eucalypts, their bark peeling in papery strips, cast dappled shadows across the sun-baked ground, and the occasional flash of a crimson rosella adds a vibrant accent to the muted greens and browns. This is a place where the sky feels vast, an endless canvas of brilliant blue during the day, bleeding into hues of lavender and rose as dusk settles, painting the scattered homesteads and paddocks in a soft, warm light.
The history of Ridgewood is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet tenacity of those who settled this land. Early farming endeavours, primarily cattle grazing and some hardy crops, slowly gave way to a more diversified economy as the region embraced its proximity to the burgeoning tourism of the Sunshine Coast. You can still see the remnants of older, more traditional ways in the weathered fences and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the local hall. The rhythm of life in Ridgewood is one of measured progress, a subtle hum of activity rather than a frantic rush, with the local produce market on a Saturday morning drawing neighbours together, their conversations mingling with the calls of unseen birds and the distant drone of a tractor.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Ridgewood, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Ridgewood, in the Noosa Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Ridgewood includes the postcode (4563), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Noosa Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ridgewood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |