This page covers the Noosa North Shore suburb only. For all of Noosa, see the Noosa flood map by suburb →
Noosa North Shore flood map & planning overlays
98.9% biodiversity area, the most in Noosa Shire. The north shore is nature first.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Noosa North Shore
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 139.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
139.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Noosa North Shore's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Noosa North Shore properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 332 analysed Noosa North Shore properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 332 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Noosa North Shore.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Noosa North Shore
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Noosa North Shore at a glance
Schools in and near Noosa North Shore
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.81 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.38 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Noosa North Shore is zoned
Selling in Noosa North Shore? 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 139.95 km², Noosa North Shore is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 969 m² across 420 parcels.
Who lives in Noosa North Shore
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Noosa North Shore 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 1015, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Noosa North Shore's 253 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosa Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Noosa North Shore. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Noosa North Shore itself.
16,124 in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Noosa North Shore data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Noosa North Shore 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 44% of Noosa North Shore. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Noosa North Shore. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Noosa North Shore lot.
Noosa North Shore planning - frequently asked
Is Noosa North Shore flood-prone?
About 58% of Noosa North Shore falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%. Across the suburb, 43% of the 332 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 143 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Noosa North Shore; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Noosa North Shore bushfire-prone?
Around 72% of Noosa North Shore is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
Is Noosa North Shore under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 44% of Noosa North Shore, and over about 60% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Noosa North Shore?
The dominant planning zone in Noosa North Shore is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Tourist Accommodation.
Does Noosa North Shore have heritage-listed places?
Noosa North Shore has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Noosa North Shore hilly or flat?
Noosa North Shore is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 25 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Noosa North Shore?
Across 420 surveyed parcels in Noosa North Shore, the median lot size is about 969 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Noosa North Shore?
At the 2021 Census Noosa North Shore had 253 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Noosa Hinterland statistical area, which contains Noosa North Shore, went from 16,124 people in 2001 to 26,251 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Noosa North Shore an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Noosa North Shore scores 1015 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Noosa North Shore?
Median household income in Noosa North Shore was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boreen Point | 4.5 km | 76% | 98% |
| Cooroibah | 8.9 km | 46% | 77% |
| Cootharaba | 8.9 km | 18% | 77% |
| Como | 9.2 km | 36% | 90% |
| Ringtail Creek | 10.8 km | 32% | 91% |
| Tewantin | 13.4 km | 30% | 77% |
| Noosa Heads | 15.6 km | 25% | 67% |
| Tinbeerwah | 15.6 km | 24% | 96% |
| Kin Kin | 15.7 km | 12% | 81% |
| Coondoo Gympie Regional |
16.0 km | 33% | 80% |