Bokarina flood map & planning overlays
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.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
1.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bokarina'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.
Bokarina 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 1,583 Bokarina properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,583 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bokarina.
Bokarina at a glance
How Bokarina is zoned
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 94% 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 555 m² across 1,107 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 Bokarina
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bokarina 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 1066, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bokarina's 1,935 residents in each ABS age band.
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: 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Bokarina planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Bokarina?
The schematic on this page is a Bokarina flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 94% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Bokarina address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Bokarina flood-prone?
About 94% of Bokarina falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 52% of the 1,583 properties we analysed in Bokarina carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 65 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 Bokarina bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 6% of Bokarina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
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. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Bokarina have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bokarina. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Bokarina hilly or flat?
Bokarina is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 6 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 Bokarina?
Across 1,107 surveyed parcels in Bokarina, the median lot size is about 555 m². There are also 53 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 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%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Bokarina alone.
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 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 Bokarina?
Median household income in Bokarina was $2,429 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Bokarina property?
A Bokarina 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.