Mudjimba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mudjimba (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 3.23 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
3.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mudjimba'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.
Mudjimba 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 1,305 Mudjimba properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,305 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mudjimba.
Mudjimba at a glance
How Mudjimba is zoned
Selling in Mudjimba? 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 3.23 km², Mudjimba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 599 m² across 1,418 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 Mudjimba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mudjimba 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 1008, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mudjimba's 2,664 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Marcoola - Mudjimba, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mudjimba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mudjimba itself.
6,849 in 2001 to 12,672 in 2025, up 85%.
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 Mudjimba 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 →Mudjimba planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Mudjimba?
The schematic on this page is a Mudjimba flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 98% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Mudjimba address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Mudjimba flood-prone?
About 98% of Mudjimba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 86% of the 1,305 properties we analysed in Mudjimba carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 149 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 Mudjimba bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 50% of Mudjimba 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 Mudjimba?
The dominant planning zone in Mudjimba is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Sport and Recreation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Mudjimba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mudjimba. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Mudjimba hilly or flat?
Mudjimba is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 4 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 Mudjimba?
Across 1,418 surveyed parcels in Mudjimba, the median lot size is about 599 m². There are also 222 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 Mudjimba have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mudjimba itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Mudjimba?
At the 2021 Census Mudjimba had 2,664 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Marcoola - Mudjimba statistical area, which contains Mudjimba, went from 6,849 people in 2001 to 12,672 in 2025, up 85%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Mudjimba alone.
Is Mudjimba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mudjimba scores 1008 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 Mudjimba?
Median household income in Mudjimba was $1,763 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,045 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Mudjimba property?
A Mudjimba 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.