Bokarina flood map & planning overlays

Bokarina earns $2,429 a week per household, 3rd on the Sunshine Coast.

A planning-constraint profile of Bokarina (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 1.74 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 Bokarina'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 Bokarina properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,583 analysed Bokarina properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bokarina

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
100%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 1,500 ft
Busiest square
~7 a day
7 a day below 3,000 ft · ±16%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 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.

Bokarina at a glance

Parcels 1,622 Median lot 600 m² Mapped easements 54 Bus stops 10 Schools in suburb 3 Landslide overlay 3%

Schools in and near Bokarina

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

3

1 school providing primary years and 2 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 Bokarina address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Bokarina is zoned

No 28%
Low Density Residential 19%
Environmental Management and Conservation 16%
Community Facilities 15%
Sport and Recreation 13%
Medium Density Residential 4%

Selling in Bokarina? 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 1.74 km², Bokarina is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is No. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 600 m² across 1,622 parcels.

Recent development applications in Bokarina

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

<5

The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.

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 Bokarina

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bokarina suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
1,935
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$2,429
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $1,677
Median rent
$530
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $409
Median mortgage
$2,400
per month
Household size
2.9
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1066, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bokarina's 1,935 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.3%
5-14 16.8%
15-19 7.6%
20-24 3.1%
25-34 11.5%
35-44 15.3%
45-54 15.3%
55-64 13.1%
65-74 7.4%
75-84 3.1%
85+ 0.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Parrearra - Warana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bokarina. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bokarina itself.

5,772 in 2001 to 11,379 in 2025, up 97%.

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.

Bokarina 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 Bokarina 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Bokarina. 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 Bokarina. 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 Bokarina lot.

Bokarina planning - frequently asked

Is Bokarina flood-prone?

About 50% of Bokarina falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 80% of the 1,583 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 232 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Bokarina; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Bokarina bushfire-prone?

Around 6% of Bokarina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.

Is Bokarina under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Bokarina, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 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 Bokarina?

The dominant planning zone in Bokarina is No, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Environmental Management and Conservation.

Does Bokarina have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Bokarina.

Is Bokarina hilly or flat?

Bokarina is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 6 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Bokarina?

Across 1,622 surveyed parcels in Bokarina, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Bokarina have a train station?

There is no train station inside Bokarina itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.

What is the population of Bokarina?

At the 2021 Census Bokarina had 1,935 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Parrearra - Warana statistical area, which contains Bokarina, went from 5,772 people in 2001 to 11,379 in 2025, up 97%.

Is Bokarina an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bokarina scores 1066 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bokarina?

Median household income in Bokarina was $2,429 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Birtinya 1.7 km 86% 40%
Wurtulla 1.9 km 49% 19%
Warana 2.1 km 52% 11%
Parrearra 3.2 km 55% 2%
Currimundi 3.2 km 38% 9%
Battery Hill 4.5 km 12% 3%
Minyama 4.8 km 63% 0%
Buddina 5.0 km 42% <1%
Dicky Beach 5.0 km 8% 10%
Aroona 5.0 km 3% 19%

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