Sunrise Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sunrise Beach (Noosa Shire, QLD) - 2.44 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
2.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sunrise 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.
Sunrise Beach at a glance
How Sunrise Beach is zoned
Selling in Sunrise 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 2.44 km², Sunrise Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 612 m² across 2,017 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 Sunrise Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sunrise 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 1050, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sunrise Beach's 3,687 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Sunshine Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sunrise Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sunrise Beach itself.
6,393 in 2001 to 7,524 in 2025, up 18%.
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 Sunrise 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 →Sunrise Beach planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Sunrise Beach?
The schematic on this page is a Sunrise Beach flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 1% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Sunrise Beach address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Sunrise Beach flood-prone?
About 1% of Sunrise Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Noosa Shire average of 33%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Sunrise Beach bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 41% of Sunrise Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Sunrise Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Sunrise Beach is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Medium Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Sunrise Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sunrise Beach. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Sunrise Beach?
Across 2,017 surveyed parcels in Sunrise Beach, the median lot size is about 612 m². There are also 280 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 Sunrise Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Sunrise Beach itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Sunrise Beach?
At the 2021 Census Sunrise Beach had 3,687 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Sunshine Beach statistical area, which contains Sunrise Beach, went from 6,393 people in 2001 to 7,524 in 2025, up 18%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Sunrise Beach alone.
Is Sunrise Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sunrise Beach scores 1050 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 Sunrise Beach?
Median household income in Sunrise Beach was $1,857 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $508 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Sunrise Beach property?
A Sunrise 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.