Dicky Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dicky Beach (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 1.0 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
1.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dicky Beach'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.
Dicky Beach 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 1,029 Dicky Beach properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,029 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Dicky Beach.
Dicky Beach at a glance
How Dicky Beach is zoned
Selling in Dicky Beach? 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 1.0 km², Dicky Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 594 m² across 951 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 Dicky Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dicky Beach 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 988, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dicky Beach's 1,921 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moffat Beach - Battery Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dicky Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dicky Beach itself.
7,539 in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%.
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 Dicky Beach 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 →Dicky Beach planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Dicky Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Dicky Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 16% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Dicky Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Dicky Beach flood-prone?
About 16% of Dicky Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 6% of the 1,029 properties we analysed in Dicky Beach carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 44 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 Dicky Beach bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 10% of Dicky Beach 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 Dicky Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Dicky Beach is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Low-Medium Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Dicky Beach have heritage-listed places?
Dicky Beach has 4 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 Dicky Beach hilly or flat?
Dicky Beach is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 21 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 Dicky Beach?
Across 951 surveyed parcels in Dicky Beach, the median lot size is about 594 m². There are also 65 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 Dicky Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Dicky Beach itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Dicky Beach?
At the 2021 Census Dicky Beach had 1,921 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Moffat Beach - Battery Hill statistical area, which contains Dicky Beach, went from 7,539 people in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Dicky Beach alone.
Is Dicky Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dicky Beach scores 988 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Dicky Beach?
Median household income in Dicky Beach was $1,322 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,863 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Dicky Beach property?
A Dicky Beach 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.