Maroochydore flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Maroochydore
(Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 12.6 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
12.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Maroochydore's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Maroochydore properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 14,767 Maroochydore properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 14,767 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Maroochydore.
Maroochydore at a glance
Schools in and near Maroochydore
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
2 schools providing primary years and 4 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 Maroochydore is zoned
Selling in Maroochydore? 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 12.6 km², Maroochydore is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 67% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 606 m² across 13,907 parcels.
Recent development applications in Maroochydore
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Sunshine Coast Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 18 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 45 (80% higher in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 20 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Maroochydore
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Maroochydore 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 987, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Maroochydore's 20,629 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maroochydore - Kuluin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Maroochydore. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Maroochydore itself.
14,919 in 2001 to 25,797 in 2025, up 73%.
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.
Maroochydore 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Sunshine Coast Council |
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 Maroochydore 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 Maroochydore. 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 Maroochydore lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Maroochydore planning - frequently asked
Is Maroochydore flood-prone?
About 67% of Maroochydore falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 66% of the 14,767 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 3427 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Maroochydore bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Maroochydore is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
What is the zoning in Maroochydore?
The dominant planning zone in Maroochydore is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-Medium Density Residential and Community Facilities.
Does Maroochydore have heritage-listed places?
Maroochydore has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Maroochydore hilly or flat?
Maroochydore is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 14 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Maroochydore?
Across 13,907 surveyed parcels in Maroochydore, the median lot size is about 606 m². There are also 1,664 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Maroochydore have a train station?
There is no train station inside Maroochydore itself. The suburb is served by 53 bus stops.
What is the population of Maroochydore?
At the 2021 Census Maroochydore had 20,629 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Maroochydore - Kuluin statistical area, which contains Maroochydore, went from 14,919 people in 2001 to 25,797 in 2025, up 73%.
Is Maroochydore an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Maroochydore scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Maroochydore?
Median household income in Maroochydore was $1,360 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Headland | 2.3 km | 13% | 4% |
| Twin Waters | 2.9 km | 94% | 19% |
| Kuluin | 2.9 km | 26% | 12% |
| Buderim | 4.0 km | 17% | 40% |
| Mudjimba | 4.3 km | 94% | 50% |
| Pacific Paradise | 4.3 km | 97% | 11% |
| Mooloolaba | 4.4 km | 52% | 3% |
| Kunda Park | 4.5 km | 64% | 31% |
| Diddillibah | 4.8 km | 48% | 17% |
| Mountain Creek | 5.2 km | 48% | 24% |