Gagalba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gagalba
(Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 5.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.67 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gagalba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Gagalba at a glance
Schools in and near Gagalba
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: 0.64 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.64 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 Gagalba is zoned
Selling in Gagalba? 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 5.67 km², Gagalba is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is No. The median lot measures about 44,041 m² across 6 parcels.
Recent development applications in Gagalba
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
No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the period.
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 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Gagalba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gagalba 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 1038, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gagalba's 343 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Caloundra West - Baringa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gagalba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gagalba itself.
1,986 in 2001 to 23,872 in 2025, up 1102%.
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.
Gagalba 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 |
| 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 19 September 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 Gagalba address
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See what's in the $9 report →Gagalba planning - frequently asked
Is Gagalba flood-prone?
About 24% of Gagalba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%.
Is Gagalba bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Gagalba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
What is the zoning in Gagalba?
The dominant planning zone in Gagalba is No, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Gagalba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gagalba.
What is the typical lot size in Gagalba?
Across 6 surveyed parcels in Gagalba, the median lot size is about 44,041 m².
What is the population of Gagalba?
At the 2021 Census Gagalba had 343 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Caloundra West - Baringa statistical area, which contains Gagalba, went from 1,986 people in 2001 to 23,872 in 2025, up 1102%.
Is Gagalba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gagalba scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gagalba?
Median household income in Gagalba was $1,942 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $560 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banya | 1.6 km | 27% | 3% |
| Aura Central | 2.4 km | 32% | 11% |
| Bells Creek | 2.7 km | 78% | 46% |
| Nirimba | 2.8 km | 33% | 9% |
| Baringa | 4.6 km | 32% | 25% |
| Pelican Waters | 4.9 km | 72% | 23% |
| Corbould Park | 5.0 km | 30% | 58% |
| Coochin Creek | 5.3 km | Not measured | 63% |
| Caloundra West | 6.2 km | 46% | 48% |
| Golden Beach | 6.8 km | 71% | 2% |