Kooralbyn flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kooralbyn (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 87.43 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
87.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kooralbyn'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.
Kooralbyn 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 1,208 Kooralbyn properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,208 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Kooralbyn.
Kooralbyn at a glance
How Kooralbyn is zoned
Selling in Kooralbyn? 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 87.43 km², Kooralbyn is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 4,886 m² across 1,205 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 Kooralbyn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kooralbyn 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 867, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kooralbyn's 1,697 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaudesert, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kooralbyn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kooralbyn itself.
9,977 in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%.
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 Kooralbyn 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 →Kooralbyn planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kooralbyn?
The schematic on this page is a Kooralbyn flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 2% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kooralbyn address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kooralbyn flood-prone?
About 2% of Kooralbyn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 7% of the 1,208 properties we analysed in Kooralbyn carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 60 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 Kooralbyn bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 72% of Kooralbyn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Kooralbyn?
The dominant planning zone in Kooralbyn is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Recreation and Open Space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kooralbyn have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kooralbyn. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Kooralbyn hilly or flat?
Kooralbyn is steep: the median lot slope is about 19%, and 70% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 90 m to 285 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 Kooralbyn?
Across 1,205 surveyed parcels in Kooralbyn, the median lot size is about 4,886 m². There are also 171 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.
What is the population of Kooralbyn?
At the 2021 Census Kooralbyn had 1,697 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Beaudesert statistical area, which contains Kooralbyn, went from 9,977 people in 2001 to 16,642 in 2025, up 67%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Kooralbyn alone.
Is Kooralbyn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kooralbyn scores 867 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 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 Kooralbyn?
Median household income in Kooralbyn was $942 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Kooralbyn property?
A Kooralbyn 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.