Minyama flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Minyama (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 1.95 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minyama's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Minyama properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,411 Minyama properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Minyama at a glance

Parcels 1,426 Median lot 726 m² Mapped easements 57 Bus stops 4 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Minyama

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

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.63 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 1.49 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 Minyama is zoned

Low Density Residential 51%
No 16%
Medium Density Residential 9%
Low-Medium Density Residential 9%
Open Space 9%
Mixed Use 3%

Selling in Minyama? 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 1.95 km², Minyama is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 63% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 726 m² across 1,426 parcels.

Recent development applications in Minyama

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

13

Latest included submission: 8 September 2026.

Previous 12 months: 18 (28% lower 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 Minyama

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minyama suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
2,726
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,716
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $1,677
Median rent
$473
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $409
Median mortgage
$2,145
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1029, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Minyama's 2,726 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.1%
5-14 9.1%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 8.1%
35-44 8.5%
45-54 14.1%
55-64 17.1%
65-74 16.4%
75-84 10.1%
85+ 3.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Buddina - Minyama, the wider ABS statistical area containing Minyama. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minyama itself.

6,096 in 2001 to 7,410 in 2025, up 22%.

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.

Minyama data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsSunshine 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 Minyama 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 Minyama. 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 Minyama lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Minyama planning - frequently asked

Is Minyama flood-prone?

About 63% of Minyama falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 73% of the 1,411 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 651 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Minyama bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Minyama and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Sunshine Coast Regional average is 38%).

What is the zoning in Minyama?

The dominant planning zone in Minyama is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes No and Medium Density Residential.

Does Minyama have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Minyama.

Is Minyama hilly or flat?

Minyama is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 4 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Minyama?

Across 1,426 surveyed parcels in Minyama, the median lot size is about 726 m². There are also 57 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Minyama have a train station?

There is no train station inside Minyama itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.

What is the population of Minyama?

At the 2021 Census Minyama had 2,726 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Buddina - Minyama statistical area, which contains Minyama, went from 6,096 people in 2001 to 7,410 in 2025, up 22%.

Is Minyama an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minyama scores 1029 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Minyama?

Median household income in Minyama was $1,716 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $473 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,145 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Buddina 1.1 km 42% <1%
Mooloolaba 1.5 km 52% 3%
Parrearra 1.7 km 55% 2%
Mountain Creek 2.1 km 48% 24%
Warana 2.8 km 52% 11%
Alexandra Headland 3.6 km 13% 4%
Bokarina 4.8 km 50% 6%
Buderim 5.4 km 17% 40%
Sippy Downs 5.5 km 44% 56%
Birtinya 5.5 km 86% 40%

See all Sunshine Coast Regional suburb profiles →