Currimundi flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Currimundi (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 3.62 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
3.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Currimundi'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.
Currimundi 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 3,127 Currimundi properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,127 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Currimundi.
Currimundi at a glance
How Currimundi is zoned
Selling in Currimundi? 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 3.62 km², Currimundi is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 74% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 9% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 594 m² across 3,112 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 Currimundi
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Currimundi 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 970, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Currimundi's 6,570 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Aroona - Currimundi, the wider ABS statistical area containing Currimundi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Currimundi itself.
8,927 in 2001 to 10,328 in 2025, up 16%.
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 Currimundi 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 →Currimundi planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Currimundi?
The schematic on this page is a Currimundi flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 74% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Currimundi address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Currimundi flood-prone?
About 74% of Currimundi falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 40% of the 3,127 properties we analysed in Currimundi carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 150 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 Currimundi bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 9% of Currimundi 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 Currimundi?
The dominant planning zone in Currimundi is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Low-Medium Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Currimundi have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Currimundi. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Currimundi hilly or flat?
Currimundi is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 19 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 Currimundi?
Across 3,112 surveyed parcels in Currimundi, the median lot size is about 594 m². There are also 208 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 Currimundi have a train station?
There is no train station inside Currimundi itself. The suburb is served by 28 bus stops.
What is the population of Currimundi?
At the 2021 Census Currimundi had 6,570 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Aroona - Currimundi statistical area, which contains Currimundi, went from 8,927 people in 2001 to 10,328 in 2025, up 16%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Currimundi alone.
Is Currimundi an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Currimundi scores 970 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Currimundi?
Median household income in Currimundi was $1,467 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 $1,852 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Currimundi property?
A Currimundi 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.