Boreen Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boreen Point
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 5.26 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
5.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boreen Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boreen Point at a glance
Schools in and near Boreen Point
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 10.17 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.87 km from the suburb boundary
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 Boreen Point is zoned
Selling in Boreen Point? 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 5.26 km², Boreen Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 545 m² across 322 parcels.
Who lives in Boreen Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boreen Point 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 948, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boreen Point's 359 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boreen Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boreen Point 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.
Boreen Point 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 |
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 Boreen Point 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 Boreen Point. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Boreen Point lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boreen Point planning - frequently asked
Is Boreen Point flood-prone?
About 76% of Boreen Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Boreen Point bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Boreen Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Boreen Point?
The dominant planning zone in Boreen Point is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Low Density Residential.
Does Boreen Point have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boreen Point.
What is the typical lot size in Boreen Point?
Across 322 surveyed parcels in Boreen Point, the median lot size is about 545 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Boreen Point?
At the 2021 Census Boreen Point had 359 usual residents, with a median age of 62 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Boreen Point, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Boreen Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boreen Point scores 948 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Boreen Point?
Median household income in Boreen Point was $934 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa North Shore | 4.5 km | 58% | 72% |
| Cootharaba | 4.6 km | 18% | 77% |
| Ringtail Creek | 7.0 km | 32% | 91% |
| Cooroibah | 8.0 km | 46% | 77% |
| Como | 8.8 km | 36% | 90% |
| Kin Kin | 11.6 km | 11% | 81% |
| Tewantin | 12.6 km | 30% | 77% |
| Pinbarren | 12.7 km | 33% | 54% |
| Lake Macdonald | 13.0 km | 44% | 69% |
| Coondoo Gympie Regional |
13.4 km | 33% | 80% |