Burnside flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burnside (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.76 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
4.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burnside'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.
Burnside 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 1,501 Burnside properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,501 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Burnside.
Burnside at a glance
How Burnside is zoned
Selling in Burnside? 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 4.76 km², Burnside is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 24% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 756 m² across 1,396 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 Burnside
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burnside 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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burnside's 3,104 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Nambour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burnside. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burnside itself.
15,361 in 2001 to 24,674 in 2025, up 61%.
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 Burnside 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 →Burnside planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Burnside?
The schematic on this page is a Burnside flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 20% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Burnside address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Burnside flood-prone?
About 20% of Burnside falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 17% of the 1,501 properties we analysed in Burnside carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 150 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 Burnside bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 24% of Burnside 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 Burnside?
The dominant planning zone in Burnside is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Burnside have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Burnside. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Burnside hilly or flat?
Burnside is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 30% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 141 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 Burnside?
Across 1,396 surveyed parcels in Burnside, the median lot size is about 756 m². There are also 691 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 Burnside have a train station?
There is no train station inside Burnside itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.
What is the population of Burnside?
At the 2021 Census Burnside had 3,104 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Nambour statistical area, which contains Burnside, went from 15,361 people in 2001 to 24,674 in 2025, up 61%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Burnside alone.
Is Burnside an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burnside scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Burnside?
Median household income in Burnside was $1,626 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Burnside property?
A Burnside 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.