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.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Kooralbyn properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,208 Kooralbyn properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
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 flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 1,208 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Kooralbyn; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
144 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 144
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Kooralbyn at a glance
Schools in and near Kooralbyn
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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 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 4,867 m² across 1,254 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Kooralbyn 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 19 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 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Kooralbyn. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Kooralbyn lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kooralbyn planning - frequently asked
Is Kooralbyn flood-prone?
About 2% of Kooralbyn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 12% of the 1,208 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 62 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Kooralbyn bushfire-prone?
Around 72% of Kooralbyn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
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.
Does Kooralbyn have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kooralbyn.
Is Kooralbyn hilly or flat?
Kooralbyn is steep: the median ground slope is about 19%, and 70% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 90 m to 285 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Kooralbyn?
Across 1,254 surveyed parcels in Kooralbyn, the median lot size is about 4,867 m². There are also 171 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp Creek | 5.9 km | 1% | 36% |
| Josephville | 9.1 km | 14% | 57% |
| Cannon Creek | 9.2 km | 0% | 65% |
| Allandale | 9.9 km | 4% | 60% |
| Tamrookum | 10.6 km | 46% | 31% |
| Tamrookum Creek | 10.8 km | <1% | 91% |
| Bromelton | 10.9 km | 11% | 67% |
| Laravale | 11.3 km | 22% | 44% |
| Milford | 11.7 km | 0% | 13% |
| Bunburra | 13.1 km | <1% | 38% |