Mountain Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mountain Creek (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 7.32 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
7.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mountain Creek'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.
Mountain Creek 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 4,788 Mountain Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 4,788 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mountain Creek.
Mountain Creek at a glance
How Mountain Creek is zoned
Selling in Mountain Creek? 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 7.32 km², Mountain Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 66% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 24% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 490 m² across 4,668 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 Mountain Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mountain Creek 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 1016, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mountain Creek's 11,950 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mountain Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mountain Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mountain Creek itself.
5,087 in 2001 to 12,397 in 2025, up 144%.
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 Mountain Creek 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 →Mountain Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mountain Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Mountain Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 66% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mountain Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mountain Creek flood-prone?
About 66% of Mountain Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 40% of the 4,788 properties we analysed in Mountain Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 461 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 Mountain Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 24% of Mountain Creek 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 Mountain Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Mountain Creek is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mountain Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mountain Creek. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Mountain Creek hilly or flat?
Mountain Creek is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 3%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 16 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 Mountain Creek?
Across 4,668 surveyed parcels in Mountain Creek, the median lot size is about 490 m². There are also 956 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 Mountain Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mountain Creek itself. The suburb is served by 31 bus stops.
What is the population of Mountain Creek?
At the 2021 Census Mountain Creek had 11,950 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Mountain Creek statistical area, which contains Mountain Creek, went from 5,087 people in 2001 to 12,397 in 2025, up 144%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mountain Creek alone.
Is Mountain Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mountain Creek scores 1016 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 Mountain Creek?
Median household income in Mountain Creek was $1,911 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mountain Creek property?
A Mountain Creek 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.