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.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Sunrise Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Sunrise Beach
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.03 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.01 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 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 629 m² across 2,168 parcels.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Sunrise Beach 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Sunrise Beach address
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See what's in the $9 report →Sunrise Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Sunrise Beach flood-prone?
About 1% of Sunrise Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Sunrise Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 41% of Sunrise Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
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.
Does Sunrise Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sunrise Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Sunrise Beach?
Across 2,168 surveyed parcels in Sunrise Beach, the median lot size is about 629 m². There are also 280 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Beach | 1.4 km | <1% | 27% |
| Castaways Beach | 1.9 km | 6% | 95% |
| Noosa Heads | 2.1 km | 25% | 67% |
| Marcus Beach | 3.7 km | 8% | 97% |
| Noosaville | 4.6 km | 69% | 42% |
| Peregian Beach | 6.7 km | 18% | 93% |
| Weyba Downs Sunshine Coast Regional |
6.9 km | 15% | 72% |
| Peregian Beach Sunshine Coast Regional |
7.7 km | 24% | 60% |
| Doonan | 8.1 km | 13% | 96% |
| Tewantin | 9.0 km | 30% | 77% |