Shelly Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 0.48 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
0.48 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Shelly Beach'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.
Shelly Beach 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 491 Shelly Beach properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 491 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Shelly Beach.
Shelly Beach at a glance
How Shelly Beach is zoned
Selling in Shelly Beach? 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 0.48 km², Shelly Beach is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 669 m² across 471 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 Shelly Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Shelly Beach 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 1065, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Shelly Beach's 925 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moffat Beach - Battery Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Shelly Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Shelly Beach itself.
7,539 in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%.
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 Shelly Beach 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 →Shelly Beach planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Shelly Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Shelly Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 16% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Shelly Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Shelly Beach flood-prone?
About 16% of Shelly Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 16% of the 491 properties we analysed in Shelly Beach carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 35 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 Shelly Beach bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 2% of Shelly Beach 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 Shelly Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Shelly Beach is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Shelly Beach have heritage-listed places?
Shelly Beach has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Shelly Beach hilly or flat?
Shelly Beach is gently undulating: the median lot slope is about 6%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 29 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 Shelly Beach?
Across 471 surveyed parcels in Shelly Beach, the median lot size is about 669 m². There are also 34 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.
Does Shelly Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Shelly Beach itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Shelly Beach?
At the 2021 Census Shelly Beach had 925 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Moffat Beach - Battery Hill statistical area, which contains Shelly Beach, went from 7,539 people in 2001 to 8,303 in 2025, up 10%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Shelly Beach alone.
Is Shelly Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Shelly Beach scores 1065 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 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 Shelly Beach?
Median household income in Shelly Beach was $2,026 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $450 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 Shelly Beach property?
A Shelly Beach 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.