Ninderry flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ninderry (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 8.72 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
8.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ninderry'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.
Ninderry 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 490 Ninderry properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 490 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ninderry.
Ninderry at a glance
How Ninderry is zoned
Selling in Ninderry? 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 8.72 km², Ninderry is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 7,061 m² across 549 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 Ninderry
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ninderry 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 1010, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ninderry's 1,301 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eumundi - Yandina, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ninderry. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ninderry itself.
7,701 in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%.
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 Ninderry 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 →Ninderry planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Ninderry?
The schematic on this page is a Ninderry flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 26% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Ninderry address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Ninderry flood-prone?
About 26% of Ninderry falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 16% of the 490 properties we analysed in Ninderry carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 42 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 Ninderry bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 59% of Ninderry 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 Ninderry?
The dominant planning zone in Ninderry is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Ninderry have heritage-listed places?
Ninderry 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 Ninderry hilly or flat?
Ninderry is hilly: the median lot slope is about 14%, and 48% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 8 m to 213 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 Ninderry?
Across 549 surveyed parcels in Ninderry, the median lot size is about 7,061 m². There are also 111 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.
What is the population of Ninderry?
At the 2021 Census Ninderry had 1,301 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Eumundi - Yandina statistical area, which contains Ninderry, went from 7,701 people in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Ninderry alone.
Is Ninderry an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ninderry scores 1010 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 Ninderry?
Median household income in Ninderry was $1,711 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $475 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,972 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Ninderry property?
A Ninderry 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.