Cooroy Mountain flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cooroy Mountain (Noosa Shire, QLD) - 9.18 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
9.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooroy Mountain'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.
Cooroy Mountain at a glance
How Cooroy Mountain is zoned
Selling in Cooroy Mountain? 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 9.18 km², Cooroy Mountain is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 50,242 m² across 73 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 Cooroy Mountain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cooroy Mountain 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 1065, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cooroy Mountain's 148 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cooroy Mountain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cooroy Mountain itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
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 Cooroy Mountain 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 →Cooroy Mountain planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Cooroy Mountain?
The schematic on this page is a Cooroy Mountain flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 24% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Cooroy Mountain address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Cooroy Mountain flood-prone?
About 24% of Cooroy Mountain falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Noosa Shire average of 33%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Cooroy Mountain bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 60% of Cooroy Mountain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Cooroy Mountain?
The dominant planning zone in Cooroy Mountain is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Cooroy Mountain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cooroy Mountain. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Cooroy Mountain?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Cooroy Mountain, the median lot size is about 50,242 m². There are also 39 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 Cooroy Mountain?
At the 2021 Census Cooroy Mountain had 148 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Cooroy Mountain, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Cooroy Mountain alone.
Is Cooroy Mountain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cooroy Mountain scores 1065 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Cooroy Mountain?
Median household income in Cooroy Mountain was $2,111 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $510 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,254 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Cooroy Mountain property?
A Cooroy Mountain 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.