Bli Bli flood map & planning overlays

Bli Bli is home to 10,138 people, 7th on the Sunshine Coast.

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 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bli Bli'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 Bli Bli properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 4,343 analysed Bli Bli properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bli Bli

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

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
98%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,000 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~10 a day
10 a day below 3,000 ft · ±13%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.

Bli Bli at a glance

Parcels 3,739 Median lot 717 m² Mapped easements 1,405 Bus stops 22 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 6%

Schools in and near Bli Bli

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

2

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.

Which school zone is a Bli Bli address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Bli Bli is zoned

Rural 58%
Environmental Management and Conservation 11%
Sport and Recreation 10%
Low Density Residential 8%
Community Facilities 5%
Industry 2%

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

9

Latest included submission: 28 May 2026.

Previous 12 months: 15 (40% lower 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 8 November 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.

Population
10,138
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,670
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $1,677
Median rent
$460
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $409
Median mortgage
$1,900
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 995, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bli Bli's 10,138 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.0%
5-14 13.6%
15-19 4.9%
20-24 3.7%
25-34 12.0%
35-44 14.2%
45-54 11.3%
55-64 10.9%
65-74 11.8%
75-84 8.4%
85+ 2.2%

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.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsSunshine Coast Council

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 Bli Bli address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 98% of Bli Bli. 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 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Bli Bli lot.

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. Published flood models are held over parts of Bli Bli; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Bli Bli bushfire-prone?

Around 19% of Bli Bli is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.

Is Bli Bli under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 98% of Bli Bli, and over about 100% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 10 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 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-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%

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