Cooran flood map & planning overlays
In Cooran, 1,756 people live on 5,380 m² blocks, inside 71.2% bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Cooran
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 37.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
37.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooran'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
How common is mapped flood risk across Cooran properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 835 analysed Cooran properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 835 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Cooran.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Cooran
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Cooran at a glance
Schools in and near Cooran
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 2.34 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Cooran is zoned
Selling in Cooran? 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 37.92 km², Cooran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 5,380 m² across 841 parcels.
Who lives in Cooran
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cooran 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 961, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cooran's 1,756 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cooran. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cooran itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
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.
Cooran data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Cooran 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Cooran. 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 Cooran. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$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 Cooran lot.
Cooran planning - frequently asked
Is Cooran flood-prone?
About 32% of Cooran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%. Across the suburb, 17% of the 835 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 140 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Cooran; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Cooran bushfire-prone?
Around 71% of Cooran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
Is Cooran under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Cooran, and over about 80% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Cooran?
The dominant planning zone in Cooran is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Cooran have heritage-listed places?
Cooran has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Cooran hilly or flat?
Cooran is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 42% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 74 m to 243 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Cooran?
Across 841 surveyed parcels in Cooran, the median lot size is about 5,380 m². There are also 148 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cooran have a train station?
Yes - Cooran has 1 train station: Cooran station. It is also served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Cooran?
At the 2021 Census Cooran had 1,756 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Cooran, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Cooran an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cooran scores 961 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cooran?
Median household income in Cooran was $1,294 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $385 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinbarren | 5.2 km | 33% | 54% |
| Pomona | 5.9 km | 41% | 86% |
| Traveston Gympie Regional |
6.0 km | 37% | 74% |
| Federal | 7.0 km | 24% | 66% |
| Coles Creek Gympie Regional |
8.1 km | 68% | 55% |
| Tandur Gympie Regional |
8.2 km | 43% | 82% |
| Mothar Mountain Gympie Regional |
8.9 km | 34% | 80% |
| Tuchekoi Gympie Regional |
9.8 km | 47% | 53% |
| Black Mountain | 9.9 km | 25% | 76% |
| Kin Kin | 10.2 km | 12% | 81% |