Eerwah Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eerwah Vale (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 31.46 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
31.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eerwah Vale'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 Eerwah Vale properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 306 Eerwah Vale properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 306 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Eerwah Vale.
Eerwah Vale at a glance
Schools in and near Eerwah Vale
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.90 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.33 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 Eerwah Vale is zoned
Selling in Eerwah Vale? 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 31.46 km², Eerwah Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 48% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 26,842 m² across 296 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 Eerwah Vale
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
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
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 Eerwah Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eerwah Vale 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 1000, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Eerwah Vale's 671 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eumundi - Yandina, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eerwah Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eerwah Vale itself.
7,701 in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%.
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.
Eerwah Vale 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 Eerwah Vale 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 →Eerwah Vale planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Eerwah Vale?
The schematic on this page is a Eerwah Vale flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 7% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Eerwah Vale address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Eerwah Vale flood-prone?
About 7% of Eerwah Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 32%. Across the suburb, 19% of the 306 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 46 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 Eerwah Vale bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 48% of Eerwah Vale 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 Eerwah Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Eerwah Vale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Eerwah Vale have heritage-listed places?
Eerwah Vale has 1 heritage-listed place 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 Eerwah Vale hilly or flat?
Eerwah Vale is hilly: the median lot slope is about 13%, and 45% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 31 m to 182 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 Eerwah Vale?
Across 296 surveyed parcels in Eerwah Vale, the median lot size is about 26,842 m². There are also 75 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 Eerwah Vale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Eerwah Vale itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Eerwah Vale?
At the 2021 Census Eerwah Vale had 671 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Eumundi - Yandina statistical area, which contains Eerwah Vale, went from 7,701 people in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Eerwah Vale alone.
Is Eerwah Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eerwah Vale scores 1000 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 Eerwah Vale?
Median household income in Eerwah Vale was $1,573 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 $1,842 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Eerwah Vale property?
An Eerwah Vale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eerwah Vale Noosa Shire |
2.8 km | 0% | 97% |
| Eumundi | 4.8 km | 20% | 43% |
| Cooroy Noosa Shire |
6.0 km | 25% | 59% |
| North Arm | 6.1 km | 21% | 50% |
| Bridges | 6.6 km | 31% | 37% |
| Cooloolabin | 6.7 km | 2% | 83% |
| Cooroy Mountain Noosa Shire |
6.7 km | 24% | 60% |
| Ridgewood Noosa Shire |
7.7 km | 13% | 82% |
| Black Mountain Noosa Shire |
8.5 km | 7% | 76% |
| Belli Park | 9.4 km | 25% | 49% |