Montville flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Montville (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 17.69 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
17.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Montville'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.
Montville 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 700 Montville properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 700 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Montville.
Montville at a glance
How Montville is zoned
Selling in Montville? 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 17.69 km², Montville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 68% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 13 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 3,787 m² across 698 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 Montville
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Montville 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 1037, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Montville's 1,092 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Palmwoods, the wider ABS statistical area containing Montville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Montville itself.
8,062 in 2001 to 13,537 in 2025, up 68%.
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 Montville 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 →Montville planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Montville?
The schematic on this page is a Montville 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 Montville address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Montville flood-prone?
About 4% of Montville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 0% of the 700 properties we analysed in Montville carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2 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 Montville bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 68% of Montville 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 Montville?
The dominant planning zone in Montville is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Rural Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Montville have heritage-listed places?
Montville has 13 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 Montville hilly or flat?
Montville is hilly: the median lot slope is about 18%, and 60% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 153 m to 417 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 Montville?
Across 698 surveyed parcels in Montville, the median lot size is about 3,787 m². There are also 171 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 Montville have a train station?
There is no train station inside Montville itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Montville?
At the 2021 Census Montville had 1,092 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Palmwoods statistical area, which contains Montville, went from 8,062 people in 2001 to 13,537 in 2025, up 68%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Montville alone.
Is Montville an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Montville scores 1037 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 Montville?
Median household income in Montville was $1,550 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $375 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Montville property?
A Montville 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.