Cooloolabin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cooloolabin (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 32.59 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
32.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooloolabin'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.
Cooloolabin 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 136 Cooloolabin properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 136 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cooloolabin.
Cooloolabin at a glance
How Cooloolabin is zoned
Selling in Cooloolabin? 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 32.59 km², Cooloolabin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 29,191 m² across 207 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 Cooloolabin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cooloolabin 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 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cooloolabin's 311 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maroochy Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cooloolabin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cooloolabin itself.
5,489 in 2001 to 7,415 in 2025, up 35%.
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 Cooloolabin 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 →Cooloolabin planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cooloolabin?
The schematic on this page is a Cooloolabin flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 2% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cooloolabin address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cooloolabin flood-prone?
About 2% of Cooloolabin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 10% of the 136 properties we analysed in Cooloolabin carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 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 Cooloolabin bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 83% of Cooloolabin 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 Cooloolabin?
The dominant planning zone in Cooloolabin is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Sport and Recreation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cooloolabin have heritage-listed places?
Cooloolabin has 1 heritage-listed place 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 Cooloolabin hilly or flat?
Cooloolabin is hilly: the median lot slope is about 14%, and 46% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 38 m to 305 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 Cooloolabin?
Across 207 surveyed parcels in Cooloolabin, the median lot size is about 29,191 m². There are also 37 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 Cooloolabin?
At the 2021 Census Cooloolabin had 311 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Maroochy Hinterland statistical area, which contains Cooloolabin, went from 5,489 people in 2001 to 7,415 in 2025, up 35%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cooloolabin alone.
Is Cooloolabin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cooloolabin scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 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 Cooloolabin?
Median household income in Cooloolabin was $1,199 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,886 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cooloolabin property?
A Cooloolabin 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.