Cambroon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cambroon (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 37.52 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
37.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cambroon'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.
Cambroon 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 35 Cambroon properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 35 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cambroon.
Cambroon at a glance
How Cambroon is zoned
Selling in Cambroon? 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 37.52 km², Cambroon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 48% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 51,210 m² across 146 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 Cambroon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cambroon 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cambroon's 211 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Caloundra Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cambroon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cambroon itself.
7,344 in 2001 to 9,352 in 2025, up 27%.
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 Cambroon 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 →Cambroon planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cambroon?
The schematic on this page is a Cambroon flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 25% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cambroon address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cambroon flood-prone?
About 25% of Cambroon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 83% of the 35 properties we analysed in Cambroon carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 15 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 Cambroon bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 48% of Cambroon 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 Cambroon?
The dominant planning zone in Cambroon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Open Space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cambroon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cambroon. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Cambroon hilly or flat?
Cambroon is hilly: the median lot slope is about 14%, and 49% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 104 m to 258 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 Cambroon?
Across 146 surveyed parcels in Cambroon, the median lot size is about 51,210 m². There are also 16 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.
What is the population of Cambroon?
At the 2021 Census Cambroon had 211 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Caloundra Hinterland statistical area, which contains Cambroon, went from 7,344 people in 2001 to 9,352 in 2025, up 27%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cambroon alone.
Is Cambroon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cambroon scores 973 and sits in decile 5 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 Cambroon?
Median household income in Cambroon was $1,268 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cambroon property?
A Cambroon 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.