Coolum Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coolum Beach (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 27.31 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
27.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coolum Beach'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.
Coolum Beach 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 6,425 Coolum Beach properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 6,425 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Coolum Beach.
Coolum Beach at a glance
How Coolum Beach is zoned
Selling in Coolum Beach? 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 27.31 km², Coolum Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 86% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 55% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 607 m² across 5,348 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 Coolum Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coolum Beach 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 1008, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coolum Beach's 9,152 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eumundi - Yandina, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coolum Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coolum Beach itself.
7,701 in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%.
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 Coolum Beach 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 →Coolum Beach planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Coolum Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Coolum Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 86% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Coolum Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Coolum Beach flood-prone?
About 86% of Coolum Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 37% of the 6,425 properties we analysed in Coolum Beach carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 410 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 Coolum Beach bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 55% of Coolum Beach 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 Coolum Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Coolum Beach is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Low Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Coolum Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Coolum Beach. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Coolum Beach hilly or flat?
Coolum Beach is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%, and 18% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 67 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 Coolum Beach?
Across 5,348 surveyed parcels in Coolum Beach, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 1,178 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 Coolum Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Coolum Beach itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of Coolum Beach?
At the 2021 Census Coolum Beach had 9,152 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Eumundi - Yandina statistical area, which contains Coolum Beach, went from 7,701 people in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Coolum Beach alone.
Is Coolum Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coolum Beach scores 1008 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Coolum Beach?
Median household income in Coolum Beach was $1,600 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Coolum Beach property?
A Coolum Beach 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.