Noosaville flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Noosaville
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 25.85 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
25.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Noosaville's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Noosaville at a glance
Schools in and near Noosaville
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Noosaville is zoned
Selling in Noosaville? 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 25.85 km², Noosaville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 69% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 630 m² across 7,752 parcels.
Who lives in Noosaville
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Noosaville 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 1029, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Noosaville's 8,716 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Noosaville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Noosaville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Noosaville itself.
6,656 in 2001 to 9,634 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Noosaville 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 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 Noosaville 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Noosaville lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Noosaville planning - frequently asked
Is Noosaville flood-prone?
About 69% of Noosaville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Noosaville bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Noosaville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Noosaville?
The dominant planning zone in Noosaville is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Rural.
Does Noosaville have heritage-listed places?
Noosaville has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Noosaville?
Across 7,752 surveyed parcels in Noosaville, the median lot size is about 630 m². There are also 1,683 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Noosaville have a train station?
There is no train station inside Noosaville itself. The suburb is served by 52 bus stops.
What is the population of Noosaville?
At the 2021 Census Noosaville had 8,716 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Noosaville statistical area, which contains Noosaville, went from 6,656 people in 2001 to 9,634 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Noosaville an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Noosaville scores 1029 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Noosaville?
Median household income in Noosaville was $1,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $490 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,991 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weyba Downs Sunshine Coast Regional |
3.1 km | 15% | 72% |
| Doonan | 3.5 km | 13% | 96% |
| Castaways Beach | 4.1 km | 6% | 95% |
| Noosa Heads | 4.3 km | 25% | 67% |
| Marcus Beach | 4.4 km | 8% | 97% |
| Sunrise Beach | 4.6 km | 1% | 41% |
| Sunshine Beach | 5.3 km | <1% | 27% |
| Peregian Beach Sunshine Coast Regional |
5.4 km | 24% | 60% |
| Tewantin | 5.5 km | 30% | 77% |
| Doonan Sunshine Coast Regional |
6.1 km | 36% | 69% |