Obi Obi flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Obi Obi (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 34.3 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Obi Obi's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Obi Obi properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 138 Obi Obi properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Obi Obi at a glance

Parcels 140 Median lot 124,136 m² Mapped easements 20 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 36%

Schools in and near Obi Obi

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

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.28 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 5.78 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 Obi Obi is zoned

Rural 75%
Environmental Management and Conservation 25%
Community Facilities 0%
Open Space 0%

Selling in Obi Obi? 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 34.3 km², Obi Obi is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 124,136 m² across 140 parcels.

Recent development applications in Obi Obi

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Sunshine Coast Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

<5

The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Obi Obi

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Obi Obi suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
208
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,437
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $1,677
Median rent
$253
per week, Sunshine Coast Regional suburb typical $409
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Obi Obi's 208 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.2%
5-14 12.4%
15-19 6.9%
20-24 2.8%
25-34 7.4%
35-44 9.2%
45-54 16.6%
55-64 20.3%
65-74 15.7%
75-84 4.1%
85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Maroochy Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Obi Obi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Obi Obi itself.

5,489 in 2001 to 7,415 in 2025, up 35%.

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.

Obi Obi data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsSunshine Coast Council

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 Obi Obi 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Obi Obi. 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 (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Obi Obi lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Obi Obi planning - frequently asked

Is Obi Obi flood-prone?

About 27% of Obi Obi falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Across the suburb, 49% of the 138 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 57 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Obi Obi bushfire-prone?

Around 60% of Obi Obi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.

What is the zoning in Obi Obi?

The dominant planning zone in Obi Obi is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities.

Does Obi Obi have heritage-listed places?

Obi Obi has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Obi Obi hilly or flat?

Obi Obi is hilly: the median ground slope is about 16%, and 54% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 114 m to 463 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Obi Obi?

Across 140 surveyed parcels in Obi Obi, the median lot size is about 124,136 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Obi Obi?

At the 2021 Census Obi Obi had 208 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Maroochy Hinterland statistical area, which contains Obi Obi, went from 5,489 people in 2001 to 7,415 in 2025, up 35%.

Is Obi Obi an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Obi Obi scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Obi Obi?

Median household income in Obi Obi was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,677 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $253 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mapleton 4.7 km 15% 66%
Kidaman Creek 4.9 km 30% 31%
Flaxton 5.3 km 18% 62%
Coolabine 5.6 km 32% 38%
Gheerulla 6.8 km 24% 74%
Dulong 8.0 km 0% 25%
Witta 8.0 km 18% 33%
Kureelpa 8.4 km 14% 35%
Curramore 9.3 km 15% 64%
Elaman Creek 9.4 km 25% 54%

See all Sunshine Coast Regional suburb profiles →