Currumbin Valley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Currumbin Valley (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 35.0 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
35.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Currumbin Valley'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.
Currumbin Valley 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 867 Currumbin Valley properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 867 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Currumbin Valley.
Currumbin Valley at a glance
How Currumbin Valley is zoned
Selling in Currumbin Valley? 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 35.0 km², Currumbin Valley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 6,849 m² across 926 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 Currumbin Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Currumbin Valley 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 1056, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Currumbin Valley's 2,084 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera, the wider ABS statistical area containing Currumbin Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Currumbin Valley itself.
5,867 in 2001 to 8,112 in 2025, up 38%.
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 Currumbin Valley 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 →Currumbin Valley planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Currumbin Valley?
The schematic on this page is a Currumbin Valley flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 12% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Currumbin Valley address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Currumbin Valley flood-prone?
About 12% of Currumbin Valley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 45% of the 867 properties we analysed in Currumbin Valley carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 314 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 Currumbin Valley bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 90% of Currumbin Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 48%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Currumbin Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Currumbin Valley is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Currumbin Valley have heritage-listed places?
Currumbin Valley has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Currumbin Valley hilly or flat?
Currumbin Valley is steep: the median lot slope is about 19%, and 60% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 307 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 Currumbin Valley?
Across 926 surveyed parcels in Currumbin Valley, the median lot size is about 6,849 m². There are also 162 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 Currumbin Valley?
At the 2021 Census Currumbin Valley had 2,084 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera statistical area, which contains Currumbin Valley, went from 5,867 people in 2001 to 8,112 in 2025, up 38%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Currumbin Valley alone.
Is Currumbin Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Currumbin Valley scores 1056 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 Currumbin Valley?
Median household income in Currumbin Valley was $2,278 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $510 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Currumbin Valley property?
A Currumbin Valley 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.