Moffat Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moffat Beach (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 1.36 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
1.36 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moffat 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.
Moffat 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 1,793 Moffat Beach properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,793 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Moffat Beach.
Moffat Beach at a glance
How Moffat Beach is zoned
Selling in Moffat 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 1.36 km², Moffat Beach is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 514 m² across 1,585 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 Moffat Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moffat 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moffat Beach's 2,691 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moffat Beach - Battery Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moffat Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moffat Beach itself.
7,539 in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%.
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 Moffat Beach address
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Where can I see a flood map of Moffat Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Moffat Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 8% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Moffat Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Moffat Beach flood-prone?
About 8% of Moffat Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 7% of the 1,793 properties we analysed in Moffat Beach carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 90 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 Moffat Beach bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 7% of Moffat Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Moffat Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Moffat Beach is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low Impact Industry and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Moffat Beach have heritage-listed places?
Moffat 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 Moffat Beach hilly or flat?
Moffat Beach is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 3% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 37 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 Moffat Beach?
Across 1,585 surveyed parcels in Moffat Beach, the median lot size is about 514 m². There are also 121 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 Moffat Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Moffat Beach itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Moffat Beach?
At the 2021 Census Moffat Beach had 2,691 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Moffat Beach - Battery Hill statistical area, which contains Moffat Beach, went from 7,539 people in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Moffat Beach alone.
Is Moffat Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moffat Beach scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 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 Moffat Beach?
Median household income in Moffat Beach was $1,639 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Moffat Beach property?
A Moffat 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.