Flying Fox flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Flying Fox (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 8.65 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
8.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Flying Fox'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.
Flying Fox 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 27 Flying Fox properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 27 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Flying Fox.
Flying Fox at a glance
How Flying Fox is zoned
Selling in Flying Fox? 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 8.65 km², Flying Fox is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 56% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 367,630 m² across 27 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 Flying Fox
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Flying Fox 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 1020, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Flying Fox's 61 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamborine - Canungra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Flying Fox. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Flying Fox itself.
10,498 in 2001 to 16,855 in 2025, up 61%.
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 Flying Fox 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 →Flying Fox planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Flying Fox?
The schematic on this page is a Flying Fox flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 8% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Flying Fox address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Flying Fox flood-prone?
About 8% of Flying Fox falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 27 properties we analysed in Flying Fox carry some level of mapped flood risk. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Flying Fox bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 56% of Flying Fox is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Flying Fox?
The dominant planning zone in Flying Fox is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Flying Fox have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Flying Fox. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Flying Fox hilly or flat?
Flying Fox is steep: the median lot slope is about 31%, and 96% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 175 m to 369 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 Flying Fox?
Across 27 surveyed parcels in Flying Fox, the median lot size is about 367,630 m². There are also 3 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 Flying Fox?
At the 2021 Census Flying Fox had 61 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Tamborine - Canungra statistical area, which contains Flying Fox, went from 10,498 people in 2001 to 16,855 in 2025, up 61%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Flying Fox alone.
Is Flying Fox an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Flying Fox scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Flying Fox?
Median household income in Flying Fox was $2,750 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $465 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,442 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Flying Fox property?
A Flying Fox 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.