Mons flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mons (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.22 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
4.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mons'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.
Mons 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 474 Mons properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 474 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mons.
Mons at a glance
How Mons is zoned
Selling in Mons? 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 4.22 km², Mons is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 5,071 m² across 492 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 Mons
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mons 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 1102, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mons's 1,179 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buderim - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mons. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mons itself.
13,994 in 2001 to 20,127 in 2025, up 44%.
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 Mons 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 →Mons planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mons?
The schematic on this page is a Mons flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 4% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mons address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mons flood-prone?
About 4% of Mons falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 16% of the 474 properties we analysed in Mons carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 77 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 Mons bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 39% of Mons 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 Mons?
The dominant planning zone in Mons is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Limited Development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mons have heritage-listed places?
Mons has 1 heritage-listed place 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 Mons hilly or flat?
Mons is steep: the median lot slope is about 21%, and 74% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 28 m to 145 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 Mons?
Across 492 surveyed parcels in Mons, the median lot size is about 5,071 m². There are also 79 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 Mons have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mons itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Mons?
At the 2021 Census Mons had 1,179 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Buderim - North statistical area, which contains Mons, went from 13,994 people in 2001 to 20,127 in 2025, up 44%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mons alone.
Is Mons an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mons scores 1102 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Mons?
Median household income in Mons was $2,675 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $575 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,438 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mons property?
A Mons 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.