Bilinga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bilinga (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 2.63 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
2.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bilinga'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.
Bilinga 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 1,537 Bilinga properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,537 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bilinga.
Bilinga at a glance
How Bilinga is zoned
Selling in Bilinga? 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 2.63 km², Bilinga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Special purpose. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 461 m² across 716 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 Bilinga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bilinga 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 999, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bilinga's 1,883 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Currumbin - Tugun, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bilinga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bilinga itself.
9,345 in 2001 to 13,477 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Bilinga 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 →Bilinga planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Bilinga?
The schematic on this page is a Bilinga flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 60% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Bilinga address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Bilinga flood-prone?
About 60% of Bilinga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 20% of the 1,537 properties we analysed in Bilinga carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 283 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 Bilinga bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 25% of Bilinga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 48%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Bilinga?
The dominant planning zone in Bilinga is Special purpose, though the suburb also includes Open space and Medium density residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Bilinga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bilinga. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Bilinga hilly or flat?
Bilinga is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 7 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 Bilinga?
Across 716 surveyed parcels in Bilinga, the median lot size is about 461 m². There are also 49 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 Bilinga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bilinga itself. The suburb is served by 19 bus stops.
What is the population of Bilinga?
At the 2021 Census Bilinga had 1,883 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Currumbin - Tugun statistical area, which contains Bilinga, went from 9,345 people in 2001 to 13,477 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Bilinga alone.
Is Bilinga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bilinga scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Bilinga?
Median household income in Bilinga was $1,435 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $428 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Bilinga property?
A Bilinga 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.