Beelbi Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Beelbi Creek
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 26.19 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
26.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beelbi Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Beelbi Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Beelbi Creek
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.70 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 Beelbi Creek is zoned
Selling in Beelbi Creek? 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 26.19 km², Beelbi Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 160,750 m² across 84 parcels.
Who lives in Beelbi Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Beelbi Creek 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 874, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Beelbi Creek's 143 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burrum - Fraser, the wider ABS statistical area containing Beelbi Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Beelbi Creek itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Beelbi Creek 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 19 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 Beelbi Creek 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Beelbi Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Beelbi Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Beelbi Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Beelbi Creek flood-prone?
About 6% of Beelbi Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Beelbi Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Beelbi Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Beelbi Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Beelbi Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Open Space.
Does Beelbi Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Beelbi Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Beelbi Creek?
Across 84 surveyed parcels in Beelbi Creek, the median lot size is about 160,750 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Beelbi Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Beelbi Creek itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Beelbi Creek?
At the 2021 Census Beelbi Creek had 143 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Burrum - Fraser statistical area, which contains Beelbi Creek, went from 5,883 people in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Beelbi Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Beelbi Creek scores 874 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Beelbi Creek?
Median household income in Beelbi Creek was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrum River | 4.4 km | 4% | 73% |
| Burrum Town | 6.5 km | 3% | 99% |
| Toogoom | 6.9 km | 56% | 47% |
| Takura | 7.8 km | 17% | 92% |
| Burrum Heads | 8.7 km | 39% | 68% |
| Craignish | 8.9 km | 46% | 58% |
| Burgowan | 9.0 km | 16% | 96% |
| Pacific Haven | 9.7 km | 7% | 94% |
| Torbanlea | 9.8 km | <1% | 92% |
| Howard | 11.3 km | <1% | 92% |