Forest Glen flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Forest Glen (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 7.21 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
7.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Forest Glen'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.
Forest Glen 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 822 Forest Glen properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 822 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Forest Glen.
Forest Glen at a glance
How Forest Glen is zoned
Selling in Forest Glen? 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 7.21 km², Forest Glen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 34% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 724 m² across 796 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 Forest Glen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Forest Glen 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 1009, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Forest Glen's 1,657 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buderim - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Forest Glen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Forest Glen itself.
13,994 in 2001 to 20,127 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Forest Glen 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 →Forest Glen planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Forest Glen?
The schematic on this page is a Forest Glen flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 49% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Forest Glen address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Forest Glen flood-prone?
About 49% of Forest Glen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 32% of the 822 properties we analysed in Forest Glen carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 176 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 Forest Glen bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 34% of Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen?
The dominant planning zone in Forest Glen is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Forest Glen have heritage-listed places?
Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen hilly or flat?
Forest Glen is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 8% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 59 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 Forest Glen?
Across 796 surveyed parcels in Forest Glen, the median lot size is about 724 m². There are also 240 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 Forest Glen have a train station?
There is no train station inside Forest Glen itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Forest Glen?
At the 2021 Census Forest Glen had 1,657 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Buderim - North statistical area, which contains Forest Glen, went from 13,994 people in 2001 to 20,127 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Forest Glen alone.
Is Forest Glen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Forest Glen scores 1009 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 Forest Glen?
Median household income in Forest Glen was $1,387 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,089 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Forest Glen property?
A Forest Glen 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.