Cooroy flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cooroy
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 27.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
27.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooroy's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cooroy at a glance
Schools in and near Cooroy
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Cooroy is zoned
Selling in Cooroy? 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 27.45 km², Cooroy is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,011 m² across 2,336 parcels.
Who lives in Cooroy
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cooroy 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 Cooroy's 4,801 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cooroy. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cooroy 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.
Cooroy 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 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 Cooroy 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Cooroy. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Cooroy lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cooroy planning - frequently asked
Is Cooroy flood-prone?
About 39% of Cooroy falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Cooroy bushfire-prone?
Around 59% of Cooroy is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Cooroy?
The dominant planning zone in Cooroy is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Cooroy have heritage-listed places?
Cooroy has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cooroy?
Across 2,336 surveyed parcels in Cooroy, the median lot size is about 1,011 m². There are also 975 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cooroy have a train station?
Yes - Cooroy has 1 train station: Cooroy station. It is also served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Cooroy?
At the 2021 Census Cooroy had 4,801 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Cooroy, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Cooroy an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cooroy 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 Cooroy?
Median household income in Cooroy was $1,289 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | 4.8 km | 25% | 76% |
| Eerwah Vale | 5.1 km | 0% | 97% |
| Cooroy Mountain | 5.3 km | 29% | 60% |
| Lake Macdonald | 5.4 km | 44% | 69% |
| Eerwah Vale Sunshine Coast Regional |
6.0 km | 8% | 48% |
| Pomona | 7.4 km | 41% | 86% |
| Eumundi Sunshine Coast Regional |
7.4 km | 27% | 43% |
| Ridgewood | 7.7 km | 27% | 82% |
| Tinbeerwah | 7.8 km | 24% | 96% |
| Federal | 9.1 km | 24% | 66% |