Point Arkwright flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Point Arkwright (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 0.37 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
0.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Point Arkwright'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.
Point Arkwright 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 214 Point Arkwright properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 214 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Point Arkwright.
Point Arkwright at a glance
How Point Arkwright is zoned
Selling in Point Arkwright? 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 0.37 km², Point Arkwright is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 5% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Community Facilities. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 607 m² across 164 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 Point Arkwright
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Point Arkwright 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 1006, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Point Arkwright's 309 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Coolum Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Point Arkwright. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Point Arkwright itself.
10,780 in 2001 to 17,064 in 2025, up 58%.
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 Point Arkwright 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 →Point Arkwright planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Point Arkwright?
The schematic on this page is a Point Arkwright flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 5% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Point Arkwright address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Point Arkwright flood-prone?
About 5% of Point Arkwright falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 1% of the 214 properties we analysed in Point Arkwright carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2 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 Point Arkwright bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 5% of Point Arkwright 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 Point Arkwright?
The dominant planning zone in Point Arkwright is Community Facilities, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Low Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Point Arkwright have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Point Arkwright. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Point Arkwright hilly or flat?
Point Arkwright is hilly: the median lot slope is about 12%, and 32% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 35 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 Point Arkwright?
Across 164 surveyed parcels in Point Arkwright, the median lot size is about 607 m². There are also 25 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 Point Arkwright?
At the 2021 Census Point Arkwright had 309 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Coolum Beach statistical area, which contains Point Arkwright, went from 10,780 people in 2001 to 17,064 in 2025, up 58%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Point Arkwright alone.
Is Point Arkwright an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Point Arkwright scores 1006 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 Point Arkwright?
Median household income in Point Arkwright was $1,547 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $393 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Point Arkwright property?
A Point Arkwright 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.