Tewantin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tewantin
(Noosa Shire, QLD) - 26.19 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
26.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tewantin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tewantin at a glance
Schools in and near Tewantin
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.31 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 Tewantin is zoned
Selling in Tewantin? 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 26.19 km², Tewantin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 699 m² across 5,176 parcels.
Who lives in Tewantin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tewantin 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 961, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tewantin's 11,164 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tewantin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tewantin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tewantin itself.
9,429 in 2001 to 10,660 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Tewantin 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 19 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 Tewantin 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Tewantin. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Tewantin lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tewantin planning - frequently asked
Is Tewantin flood-prone?
About 30% of Tewantin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%.
Is Tewantin bushfire-prone?
Around 77% of Tewantin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Noosa Shire average of 76%.
What is the zoning in Tewantin?
The dominant planning zone in Tewantin is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Recreation and Open Space.
Does Tewantin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tewantin.
What is the typical lot size in Tewantin?
Across 5,176 surveyed parcels in Tewantin, the median lot size is about 699 m². There are also 1,291 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Tewantin have a train station?
There is no train station inside Tewantin itself. The suburb is served by 60 bus stops.
What is the population of Tewantin?
At the 2021 Census Tewantin had 11,164 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Tewantin statistical area, which contains Tewantin, went from 9,429 people in 2001 to 10,660 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Tewantin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tewantin scores 961 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tewantin?
Median household income in Tewantin was $1,263 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,602 for the typical suburb in Noosa Shire. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinbeerwah | 4.6 km | 24% | 96% |
| Cooroibah | 4.6 km | 46% | 77% |
| Doonan | 4.7 km | 13% | 96% |
| Noosaville | 5.5 km | 69% | 42% |
| Weyba Downs Sunshine Coast Regional |
7.1 km | 15% | 72% |
| Doonan Sunshine Coast Regional |
7.5 km | 36% | 69% |
| Noosa Heads | 7.5 km | 25% | 67% |
| Cooroy Mountain | 7.8 km | 29% | 60% |
| Lake Macdonald | 8.0 km | 44% | 69% |
| Sunshine Beach | 9.0 km | <1% | 27% |