Battery Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Battery Hill (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 0.92 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
0.92 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Battery Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Battery Hill flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 1,224 Battery Hill properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,224 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Battery Hill.
Battery Hill at a glance
How Battery Hill is zoned
Selling in Battery Hill? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 0.92 km², Battery Hill is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 555 m² across 1,127 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Battery Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Battery Hill suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 971, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Battery Hill's 2,596 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moffat Beach - Battery Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Battery Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Battery Hill itself.
7,539 in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Battery Hill address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Battery Hill planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Battery Hill?
The schematic on this page is a Battery Hill flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 12% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Battery Hill address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Battery Hill flood-prone?
About 12% of Battery Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 12% of the 1,224 properties we analysed in Battery Hill carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 47 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Battery Hill bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 3% of Battery Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Battery Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Battery Hill is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Medium Density Residential and Low-Medium Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Battery Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Battery Hill. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Battery Hill hilly or flat?
Battery Hill is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 25 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Battery Hill?
Across 1,127 surveyed parcels in Battery Hill, the median lot size is about 555 m². There are also 38 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Does Battery Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Battery Hill itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Battery Hill?
At the 2021 Census Battery Hill had 2,596 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Moffat Beach - Battery Hill statistical area, which contains Battery Hill, went from 7,539 people in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Battery Hill alone.
Is Battery Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Battery Hill scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Battery Hill?
Median household income in Battery Hill was $1,382 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,830 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Battery Hill property?
A Battery Hill planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.