Federal flood map & planning overlays
Federal's median age of 43 is 2nd-youngest in Noosa Shire. Young, by Noosa standards.
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A planning-constraint profile of Federal
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 30.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
30.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Federal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Federal properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 176 analysed Federal properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 176 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Federal.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Federal
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Federal at a glance
Schools in and near Federal
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school 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: 4.38 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 Federal is zoned
Selling in Federal? 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 30.55 km², Federal is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 39,989 m² across 185 parcels.
Who lives in Federal
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Federal 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 952, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Federal's 365 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Federal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Federal itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
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.
Federal 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Federal 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Federal. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Federal. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Federal lot.
Federal planning - frequently asked
Is Federal flood-prone?
About 24% of Federal falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 176 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Federal; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Federal bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Federal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
Is Federal under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Federal, and over about 92% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Federal?
The dominant planning zone in Federal is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Federal have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Federal.
Is Federal hilly or flat?
Federal is steep: the median ground slope is about 19%, and 58% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 71 m to 252 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Federal?
Across 185 surveyed parcels in Federal, the median lot size is about 39,989 m². There are also 64 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Federal?
At the 2021 Census Federal had 365 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Federal, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Federal an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Federal scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Federal?
Median household income in Federal was $1,550 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $343 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | 4.6 km | 25% | 76% |
| Tuchekoi Gympie Regional |
5.6 km | 47% | 53% |
| Carters Ridge Gympie Regional |
7.0 km | 46% | 71% |
| Cooran | 7.0 km | 32% | 71% |
| Pomona | 7.4 km | 41% | 86% |
| Ridgewood | 7.4 km | 27% | 82% |
| Coles Creek Gympie Regional |
8.4 km | 68% | 55% |
| Cooroy | 9.1 km | 39% | 59% |
| Traveston Gympie Regional |
9.9 km | 37% | 74% |
| Bollier Gympie Regional |
10.3 km | 46% | 58% |