Glass House Mountains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Glass House Mountains (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 73.12 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
73.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glass House Mountains'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.
Glass House Mountains 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 2,529 Glass House Mountains properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,529 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Glass House Mountains.
Glass House Mountains at a glance
How Glass House Mountains is zoned
Selling in Glass House Mountains? 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 73.12 km², Glass House Mountains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 55% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 2,037 m² across 2,574 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 Glass House Mountains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Glass House Mountains 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 984, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Glass House Mountains's 5,601 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Glass House Mountains, the wider ABS statistical area containing Glass House Mountains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Glass House Mountains itself.
4,333 in 2001 to 7,309 in 2025, up 69%.
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 Glass House Mountains 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 →Glass House Mountains planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Glass House Mountains?
The schematic on this page is a Glass House Mountains flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 19% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Glass House Mountains address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Glass House Mountains flood-prone?
About 19% of Glass House Mountains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 22% of the 2,529 properties we analysed in Glass House Mountains carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 364 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 Glass House Mountains bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 55% of Glass House Mountains 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 Glass House Mountains?
The dominant planning zone in Glass House Mountains is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Rural Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Glass House Mountains have heritage-listed places?
Glass House Mountains has 5 heritage-listed places 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 Glass House Mountains hilly or flat?
Glass House Mountains is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 5%, and 2% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 20 m to 73 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 Glass House Mountains?
Across 2,574 surveyed parcels in Glass House Mountains, the median lot size is about 2,037 m². There are also 677 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 Glass House Mountains have a train station?
Yes - Glass House Mountains has 1 train station: Glass House Mountains station. It is also served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Glass House Mountains?
At the 2021 Census Glass House Mountains had 5,601 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Glass House Mountains statistical area, which contains Glass House Mountains, went from 4,333 people in 2001 to 7,309 in 2025, up 69%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Glass House Mountains alone.
Is Glass House Mountains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glass House Mountains scores 984 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Glass House Mountains?
Median household income in Glass House Mountains was $1,740 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Glass House Mountains property?
A Glass House Mountains 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.