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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Currimundi properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,127 Currimundi properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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
Schools in and near Currimundi
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.63 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 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 38% 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 607 m² across 3,175 parcels.
Recent development applications in Currimundi
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Sunshine Coast Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 3 July 2026.
Previous 12 months: 9 (22% lower in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Currimundi 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Sunshine Coast Council |
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 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Currimundi. 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 (+$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 Currimundi lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Currimundi planning - frequently asked
Is Currimundi flood-prone?
About 38% of Currimundi falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 42% of the 3,127 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 156 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Currimundi bushfire-prone?
Around 9% of Currimundi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
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.
Does Currimundi have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Currimundi.
Is Currimundi hilly or flat?
Currimundi is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 19 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Currimundi?
Across 3,175 surveyed parcels in Currimundi, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 208 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Currimundi?
Median household income in Currimundi was $1,467 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,852 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wurtulla | 1.4 km | 49% | 19% |
| Battery Hill | 1.4 km | 12% | 3% |
| Aroona | 1.8 km | 3% | 19% |
| Dicky Beach | 2.1 km | 8% | 10% |
| Birtinya | 2.6 km | 86% | 40% |
| Moffat Beach | 3.1 km | 6% | 7% |
| Bokarina | 3.2 km | 50% | 6% |
| Caloundra | 3.4 km | 13% | 11% |
| Little Mountain | 3.5 km | 10% | 23% |
| Meridan Plains | 3.8 km | 71% | 28% |