Coconuts flood map & planning overlays

86.6% flood-mapped, on median lots of 1,007 m². A tropical name with a wet overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Coconuts (Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.1 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 Coconuts'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

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Coconuts

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
13%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
9,000 ft
averaging 9,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.

Coconuts at a glance

Parcels 133 Median lot 1,007 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 18%

Schools in and near Coconuts

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

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.35 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 2.48 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Coconuts address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Coconuts is zoned

Environmental management and conservation 85%
Township 11%
Rural 4%

Selling in Coconuts? 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 2.1 km², Coconuts is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 87% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 1,007 m² across 133 parcels.

Who lives in Coconuts

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

Population
216
usual residents, 2021
Median age
56
years
Median household income
$1,178
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $1,319
Median rent
$255
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,008
per month
Household size
2.0
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 948, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Coconuts's 216 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.8%
5-14 7.1%
15-19 3.8%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 9.0%
35-44 8.5%
45-54 10.9%
55-64 17.5%
65-74 19.0%
75-84 11.4%
85+ 4.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,719 in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.

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.

Coconuts 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

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 Coconuts 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 →

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 Coconuts. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Coconuts lot.

Coconuts planning - frequently asked

Is Coconuts flood-prone?

About 87% of Coconuts falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%. Published flood models are held over parts of Coconuts; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Coconuts bushfire-prone?

Around 13% of Coconuts is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.

Is Coconuts under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 13% of Coconuts in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 9,000 ft. 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 Coconuts?

The dominant planning zone in Coconuts is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Township and Rural.

Does Coconuts have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Coconuts.

What is the typical lot size in Coconuts?

Across 133 surveyed parcels in Coconuts, the median lot size is about 1,007 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Coconuts?

At the 2021 Census Coconuts had 216 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains Coconuts, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.

Is Coconuts an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coconuts 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 Coconuts?

Median household income in Coconuts was $1,178 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,008 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Flying Fish Point 1.8 km 76% 4%
Eaton 1.8 km 85% 8%
Innisfail Estate 2.7 km 100% 0%
Coquette Point 3.1 km 65% 15%
Webb 3.5 km 100% 17%
Jubilee Heights 4.4 km 43% 1%
Innisfail 4.5 km 99% 10%
Sundown 4.5 km 98% 0%
Cullinane 4.5 km 100% 3%
East Innisfail 4.5 km 92% 21%

See all Cassowary Coast Regional suburb profiles →