Beerburrum flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Beerburrum
(Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 96.06 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
96.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beerburrum's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Beerburrum at a glance
Schools in and near Beerburrum
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: 3.96 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 Beerburrum is zoned
Selling in Beerburrum? 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 96.06 km², Beerburrum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 70% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,025 m² across 375 parcels.
Recent development applications in Beerburrum
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Sunshine Coast Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the period.
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Beerburrum
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Beerburrum 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 974, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Beerburrum's 941 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Glass House Mountains, the wider ABS statistical area containing Beerburrum. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Beerburrum itself.
4,333 in 2001 to 7,309 in 2025, up 69%.
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.
Beerburrum 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Sunshine Coast Council |
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 Beerburrum 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 Beerburrum. 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 Beerburrum lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Beerburrum planning - frequently asked
Is Beerburrum flood-prone?
About 25% of Beerburrum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%.
Is Beerburrum bushfire-prone?
Around 70% of Beerburrum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
What is the zoning in Beerburrum?
The dominant planning zone in Beerburrum is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities.
Does Beerburrum have heritage-listed places?
Beerburrum has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Beerburrum?
Across 375 surveyed parcels in Beerburrum, the median lot size is about 2,025 m². There are also 62 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Beerburrum have a train station?
Yes - Beerburrum has 1 train station: Beerburrum station. It is also served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Beerburrum?
At the 2021 Census Beerburrum had 941 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Glass House Mountains statistical area, which contains Beerburrum, went from 4,333 people in 2001 to 7,309 in 2025, up 69%.
Is Beerburrum an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Beerburrum scores 974 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Beerburrum?
Median household income in Beerburrum was $1,442 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elimbah Moreton Bay City |
5.2 km | Not measured | 86% |
| Glass House Mountains | 6.7 km | Not measured | 55% |
| Donnybrook Moreton Bay City |
10.6 km | 84% | 50% |
| Beerwah | 10.6 km | Not measured | 56% |
| Coochin Creek | 10.9 km | Not measured | 63% |
| Caboolture Moreton Bay City |
12.6 km | 56% | 54% |
| Meldale Moreton Bay City |
12.6 km | 91% | 37% |
| Wamuran Moreton Bay City |
13.0 km | 27% | 78% |
| Moodlu Moreton Bay City |
13.2 km | 46% | 89% |
| Bracalba Moreton Bay City |
14.5 km | 16% | 92% |