Flaxton flood map & planning overlays
Flaxton's median age of 59 is joint 3rd on the Sunshine Coast.
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A planning-constraint profile of Flaxton
(Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 11.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
11.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Flaxton'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 Flaxton properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 563 analysed Flaxton properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 563 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Flaxton.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Flaxton
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 6,000 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.
Flaxton at a glance
Schools in and near Flaxton
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.54 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.66 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 Flaxton is zoned
Selling in Flaxton? 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 11.64 km², Flaxton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 4,999 m² across 526 parcels.
Recent development applications in Flaxton
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 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Flaxton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Flaxton 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 1017, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Flaxton's 992 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maroochy Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Flaxton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Flaxton itself.
5,489 in 2001 to 7,415 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Flaxton 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Sunshine Coast Council |
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 Flaxton 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 27% of Flaxton. 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 Flaxton. 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 Flaxton lot.
Flaxton planning - frequently asked
Is Flaxton flood-prone?
About 18% of Flaxton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 563 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Flaxton; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Flaxton bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Flaxton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
Is Flaxton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 27% of Flaxton, and over about 77% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Flaxton?
The dominant planning zone in Flaxton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Rural Residential.
Does Flaxton have heritage-listed places?
Flaxton has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Flaxton hilly or flat?
Flaxton is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 41% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 329 m to 424 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Flaxton?
Across 526 surveyed parcels in Flaxton, the median lot size is about 4,999 m². There are also 127 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Flaxton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Flaxton itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Flaxton?
At the 2021 Census Flaxton had 992 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Maroochy Hinterland statistical area, which contains Flaxton, went from 5,489 people in 2001 to 7,415 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Flaxton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Flaxton scores 1017 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Flaxton?
Median household income in Flaxton was $1,431 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $338 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,808 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton | 2.9 km | 15% | 66% |
| Dulong | 3.3 km | 0% | 25% |
| Obi Obi | 5.3 km | 27% | 60% |
| Montville | 5.5 km | 14% | 68% |
| Towen Mountain | 5.8 km | 1% | 64% |
| Kureelpa | 5.9 km | 14% | 35% |
| Perwillowen | 6.3 km | 8% | 47% |
| Hunchy | 6.5 km | 1% | 43% |
| West Woombye | 6.8 km | 14% | 43% |
| Witta | 7.1 km | 18% | 33% |