Kin Kin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kin Kin
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 98.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
98.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kin Kin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kin Kin at a glance
Schools in and near Kin Kin
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 4.29 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 Kin Kin is zoned
Selling in Kin Kin? 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 98.55 km², Kin Kin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 81% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 49,000 m² across 516 parcels.
Who lives in Kin Kin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kin Kin 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 949, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kin Kin's 844 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kin Kin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kin Kin itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
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.
Kin Kin 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 |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Kin Kin address
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See what's in the $9 report →Kin Kin planning - frequently asked
Is Kin Kin flood-prone?
About 11% of Kin Kin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Kin Kin bushfire-prone?
Around 81% of Kin Kin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Kin Kin?
The dominant planning zone in Kin Kin is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Low Density Residential.
Does Kin Kin have heritage-listed places?
Kin Kin has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kin Kin?
Across 516 surveyed parcels in Kin Kin, the median lot size is about 49,000 m². There are also 62 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kin Kin?
At the 2021 Census Kin Kin had 844 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Kin Kin, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Kin Kin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kin Kin scores 949 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kin Kin?
Median household income in Kin Kin was $1,254 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinbarren | 6.0 km | 33% | 54% |
| Cootharaba | 7.3 km | 18% | 77% |
| Neusa Vale Gympie Regional |
7.5 km | 38% | 77% |
| Mothar Mountain Gympie Regional |
7.5 km | 34% | 80% |
| Coondoo Gympie Regional |
7.9 km | 33% | 80% |
| Cedar Pocket Gympie Regional |
8.5 km | 26% | 82% |
| Beenaam Valley Gympie Regional |
9.1 km | 21% | 95% |
| Cooran | 10.2 km | 32% | 71% |
| Tandur Gympie Regional |
11.0 km | 43% | 82% |
| Ringtail Creek | 11.2 km | 32% | 91% |