Black Mountain flood map & planning overlays
68.3% landslide-mapped, 2nd-highest in Noosa Shire. The hillsides here come with fine print.
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A planning-constraint profile of Black Mountain
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 32.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
32.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Black Mountain's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Black Mountain properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 621 analysed Black Mountain properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 621 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Black Mountain.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Black Mountain
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Black Mountain at a glance
Schools in and near Black Mountain
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 1.49 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.84 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Black Mountain address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Black Mountain is zoned
Selling in Black Mountain? 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 32.63 km², Black Mountain is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 17,447 m² across 632 parcels.
Who lives in Black Mountain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Black Mountain 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 1019, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Black Mountain's 1,560 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Black Mountain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Black Mountain itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
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.
Black Mountain 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Black Mountain 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Black Mountain. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Black Mountain. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Black Mountain lot.
Black Mountain planning - frequently asked
Is Black Mountain flood-prone?
About 25% of Black Mountain falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 621 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Black Mountain; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Black Mountain bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Black Mountain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
Is Black Mountain under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Black Mountain, and over about 87% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Black Mountain?
The dominant planning zone in Black Mountain is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Black Mountain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Black Mountain.
Is Black Mountain hilly or flat?
Black Mountain is steep: the median ground slope is about 22%, and 61% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 114 m to 215 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Black Mountain?
Across 632 surveyed parcels in Black Mountain, the median lot size is about 17,447 m². There are also 127 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Black Mountain?
At the 2021 Census Black Mountain had 1,560 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Black Mountain, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Black Mountain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Black Mountain scores 1019 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 Black Mountain?
Median household income in Black Mountain was $1,648 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | 4.6 km | 24% | 66% |
| Cooroy | 4.8 km | 39% | 59% |
| Ridgewood | 4.8 km | 27% | 82% |
| Eerwah Vale | 6.1 km | 0% | 97% |
| Pomona | 7.0 km | 41% | 86% |
| Eerwah Vale Sunshine Coast Regional |
8.5 km | 8% | 48% |
| Carters Ridge Gympie Regional |
8.6 km | 46% | 71% |
| Lake Macdonald | 9.3 km | 44% | 69% |
| Tuchekoi Gympie Regional |
9.6 km | 47% | 53% |
| Belli Park Sunshine Coast Regional |
9.6 km | 36% | 49% |