Coochin Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coochin Creek (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 82.06 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
82.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coochin Creek'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.
Coochin Creek 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 49 Coochin Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 49 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Coochin Creek.
Coochin Creek at a glance
How Coochin Creek is zoned
Selling in Coochin Creek? 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 82.06 km², Coochin Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 63% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 62,573 m² across 77 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 Coochin Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coochin Creek 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 931, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coochin Creek's 76 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beerwah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coochin Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coochin Creek itself.
4,796 in 2001 to 9,938 in 2025, up 107%.
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 Coochin Creek 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 →Coochin Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Coochin Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Coochin Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Coochin Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Coochin Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Coochin Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Sunshine Coast Regional average is 32%). Looking lot by lot, 86% of the 49 properties we analysed in Coochin Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 31 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 Coochin Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 63% of Coochin Creek 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 Coochin Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Coochin Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and No. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Coochin Creek have heritage-listed places?
Coochin Creek has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Coochin Creek hilly or flat?
Coochin Creek is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 16 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 Coochin Creek?
Across 77 surveyed parcels in Coochin Creek, the median lot size is about 62,573 m². There are also 18 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 Coochin Creek?
At the 2021 Census Coochin Creek had 76 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Beerwah statistical area, which contains Coochin Creek, went from 4,796 people in 2001 to 9,938 in 2025, up 107%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Coochin Creek alone.
Is Coochin Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coochin Creek scores 931 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 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 Coochin Creek?
Median household income in Coochin Creek was $1,624 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $395 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 Coochin Creek property?
A Coochin Creek 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.