Beechmont flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Beechmont
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 34.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
34.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beechmont's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Beechmont properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 522 Beechmont properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 522 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Beechmont.
Beechmont at a glance
Schools in and near Beechmont
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 10.69 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Beechmont is zoned
Selling in Beechmont? 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 34.36 km², Beechmont is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 53% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 8,270 m² across 535 parcels.
Who lives in Beechmont
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Beechmont 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 1014, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Beechmont's 848 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamborine - Canungra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Beechmont. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Beechmont itself.
10,498 in 2001 to 16,855 in 2025, up 61%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Beechmont data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Beechmont 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Beechmont lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Beechmont planning - frequently asked
Is Beechmont flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Beechmont and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 522 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Beechmont bushfire-prone?
Around 53% of Beechmont is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Beechmont?
The dominant planning zone in Beechmont is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose and Rural Residential.
Does Beechmont have heritage-listed places?
Beechmont has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Beechmont hilly or flat?
Beechmont is hilly: the median ground slope is about 17%, and 60% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 341 m to 654 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Beechmont?
Across 535 surveyed parcels in Beechmont, the median lot size is about 8,270 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Beechmont?
At the 2021 Census Beechmont had 848 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Tamborine - Canungra statistical area, which contains Beechmont, went from 10,498 people in 2001 to 16,855 in 2025, up 61%.
Is Beechmont an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Beechmont scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Beechmont?
Median household income in Beechmont was $1,604 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Fox | 2.7 km | 0% | 56% |
| Illinbah | 3.1 km | 4% | 43% |
| Numinbah Valley Gold Coast City |
5.3 km | 7% | 88% |
| Sarabah | 5.8 km | 8% | 85% |
| Ferny Glen | 6.0 km | 11% | 74% |
| Binna Burra | 8.6 km | 0% | 58% |
| Cainbable | 8.8 km | 3% | 84% |
| Witheren | 10.1 km | 4% | 95% |
| Canungra | 10.3 km | 9% | 84% |
| O'Reilly | 10.5 km | 1% | 44% |