Obi Obi flood map & planning overlays
Obi Obi climbs to 463 m on 12 ha lots, 5th-largest on the Sunshine Coast.
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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 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
34.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Obi Obi'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 Obi Obi properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 138 analysed Obi Obi properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 138 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Obi Obi.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Obi Obi
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 5,000 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.
Obi Obi at a glance
Schools in and near Obi Obi
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: 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
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
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 8 November 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.
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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Obi Obi's 208 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Sunshine Coast Council |
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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Obi Obi. 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 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 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 Obi Obi lot.
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. Published flood models are held over parts of Obi Obi; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Obi Obi bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Obi Obi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%.
Is Obi Obi under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Obi Obi, and over about 82% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |