Bli Bli flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bli Bli
(Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 30.04 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
30.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bli Bli's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Bli Bli properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 4,343 Bli Bli properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,343 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bli Bli.
Bli Bli at a glance
Schools in and near Bli Bli
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
2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Bli Bli is zoned
Selling in Bli Bli? 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 30.04 km², Bli Bli is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 717 m² across 3,739 parcels.
Recent development applications in Bli Bli
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
Latest included submission: 28 May 2026.
Previous 12 months: 11 (27% higher in the latest 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 Bli Bli
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bli Bli 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 995, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bli Bli's 10,138 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bli Bli, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bli Bli. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bli Bli itself.
5,632 in 2001 to 11,935 in 2025, up 112%.
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.
Bli Bli 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 Bli Bli 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 Bli Bli. 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 (+$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 Bli Bli lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bli Bli planning - frequently asked
Is Bli Bli flood-prone?
About 60% of Bli Bli falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 30% of the 4,343 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 819 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Bli Bli bushfire-prone?
Around 19% of Bli Bli is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
What is the zoning in Bli Bli?
The dominant planning zone in Bli Bli is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Sport and Recreation.
Does Bli Bli have heritage-listed places?
Bli Bli has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Bli Bli hilly or flat?
Bli Bli is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 17% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 94 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Bli Bli?
Across 3,739 surveyed parcels in Bli Bli, the median lot size is about 717 m². There are also 1,405 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bli Bli have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bli Bli itself. The suburb is served by 22 bus stops.
What is the population of Bli Bli?
At the 2021 Census Bli Bli had 10,138 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bli Bli statistical area, which contains Bli Bli, went from 5,632 people in 2001 to 11,935 in 2025, up 112%.
Is Bli Bli an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bli Bli scores 995 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bli Bli?
Median household income in Bli Bli was $1,670 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount | 2.9 km | 40% | 20% |
| Maroochy River | 3.8 km | 67% | 27% |
| Diddillibah | 4.5 km | 48% | 17% |
| Parklands | 4.6 km | 2% | 80% |
| Pacific Paradise | 5.3 km | 97% | 11% |
| Kiels Mountain | 5.5 km | 6% | 47% |
| Kunda Park | 5.9 km | 64% | 31% |
| Marcoola | 6.1 km | 96% | 38% |
| Twin Waters | 6.1 km | 94% | 19% |
| Kuluin | 6.3 km | 26% | 12% |