Doonan flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Doonan (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 23.19 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
23.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Doonan'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.
How common is mapped flood risk across Doonan properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,271 Doonan properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,271 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Doonan.
Doonan at a glance
Schools in and near Doonan
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Doonan is zoned
Selling in Doonan? 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 23.19 km², Doonan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 69% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 6,731 m² across 1,389 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.
Recent development applications in Doonan
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: 22 July 2026.
Previous 12 months: 19 (11% 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 19 August 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Doonan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Doonan 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 1057, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Doonan's 3,727 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Doonan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Doonan 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.
Doonan data sources and coverage
Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.
| 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 |
| 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 5 August 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 Doonan 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 →Doonan planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Doonan?
The schematic on this page is a Doonan flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 36% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Doonan address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Doonan flood-prone?
About 36% of Doonan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 32%. Across the suburb, 33% of the 1,271 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 368 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 Doonan bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 69% of Doonan 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 Doonan?
The dominant planning zone in Doonan is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Doonan have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Doonan. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Doonan hilly or flat?
Doonan is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 40% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 14 m to 156 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 Doonan?
Across 1,389 surveyed parcels in Doonan, the median lot size is about 6,731 m². There are also 410 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 Doonan?
At the 2021 Census Doonan had 3,727 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Doonan, 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 Doonan alone.
Is Doonan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Doonan scores 1057 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 Doonan?
Median household income in Doonan was $2,096 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Doonan property?
A Doonan 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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doonan Noosa Shire |
3.2 km | 25% | 96% |
| Verrierdale | 3.4 km | 38% | 70% |
| Weyba Downs | 3.7 km | 62% | 72% |
| Eumundi | 5.3 km | 20% | 43% |
| Peregian Beach | 5.4 km | 49% | 60% |
| Noosaville Noosa Shire |
6.1 km | 94% | 42% |
| Cooroy Mountain Noosa Shire |
6.4 km | 24% | 60% |
| Tinbeerwah Noosa Shire |
7.0 km | 23% | 96% |
| Peregian Springs | 7.2 km | 35% | 31% |
| Tewantin Noosa Shire |
7.5 km | 53% | 77% |