Kings Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kings Beach (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 0.63 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
0.63 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kings Beach'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.
Kings Beach 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 3,081 Kings Beach properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,081 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kings Beach.
Kings Beach at a glance
How Kings Beach is zoned
Selling in Kings Beach? 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 0.63 km², Kings Beach is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 292 m² across 1,005 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 Kings Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kings Beach 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 968, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kings Beach's 3,042 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Caloundra - Kings Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kings Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kings Beach itself.
5,220 in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 36%.
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 Kings Beach 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 →Kings Beach planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kings Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Kings Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kings Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kings Beach flood-prone?
About 3% of Kings Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 1% of the 3,081 properties we analysed in Kings Beach carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 20 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 Kings Beach bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Kings Beach and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Sunshine Coast Regional average is 38%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in Kings Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Kings Beach is Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and High Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kings Beach have heritage-listed places?
Kings Beach has 7 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 Kings Beach hilly or flat?
Kings Beach is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 9%, and 16% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 44 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 Kings Beach?
Across 1,005 surveyed parcels in Kings Beach, the median lot size is about 292 m². There are also 73 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 Kings Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kings Beach itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Kings Beach?
At the 2021 Census Kings Beach had 3,042 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Caloundra - Kings Beach statistical area, which contains Kings Beach, went from 5,220 people in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 36%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Kings Beach alone.
Is Kings Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kings Beach scores 968 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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 Kings Beach?
Median household income in Kings Beach was $1,266 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Kings Beach property?
A Kings Beach 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.