Highworth flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Highworth (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 1.24 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
1.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Highworth'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.
Highworth 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 161 Highworth properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 161 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Highworth.
Highworth at a glance
How Highworth is zoned
Selling in Highworth? 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 1.24 km², Highworth is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 911 m² across 146 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 Highworth
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Highworth 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 926, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Highworth's 348 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Nambour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Highworth. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Highworth itself.
15,361 in 2001 to 24,674 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 Highworth 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 →Highworth planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Highworth?
The schematic on this page is a Highworth flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Highworth address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Highworth flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Highworth and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Sunshine Coast Regional average is 32%). Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 161 properties we analysed in Highworth 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 Highworth bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 31% of Highworth 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 Highworth?
The dominant planning zone in Highworth is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Open Space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Highworth have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Highworth. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Highworth hilly or flat?
Highworth is hilly: the median lot slope is about 15%, and 54% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 90 m to 148 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 Highworth?
Across 146 surveyed parcels in Highworth, the median lot size is about 911 m². There are also 97 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 Highworth have a train station?
There is no train station inside Highworth itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Highworth?
At the 2021 Census Highworth had 348 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Nambour statistical area, which contains Highworth, went from 15,361 people in 2001 to 24,674 in 2025, up 61%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Highworth alone.
Is Highworth an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Highworth scores 926 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 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 Highworth?
Median household income in Highworth was $1,674 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 $1,733 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Highworth property?
A Highworth 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.