Tugun flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tugun
(Gold Coast City, QLD) - 3.04 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
3.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tugun's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Tugun properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,948 Tugun properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,948 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Tugun.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tugun
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
73% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- tweed_gc_airport_anef
Tugun at a glance
Schools in and near Tugun
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: 0.76 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.29 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 Tugun is zoned
Selling in Tugun? 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 3.04 km², Tugun is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium density residential. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 505 m² across 4,095 parcels.
Recent development applications in Tugun
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public City of Gold Coast register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 18 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 43 (26% higher in the latest period).
Common application types
- Material change of use: 6
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 18 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Tugun
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tugun 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 1016, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tugun's 7,175 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Currumbin - Tugun, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tugun. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tugun itself.
9,345 in 2001 to 13,477 in 2025, up 44%.
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.
Tugun 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
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 Tugun 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Tugun lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tugun planning - frequently asked
Is Tugun flood-prone?
About 27% of Tugun falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 38%. Across the suburb, 43% of the 3,948 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1459 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Tugun bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Tugun is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
Is Tugun affected by aircraft noise?
About 73% of Tugun sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 35 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Tugun?
The dominant planning zone in Tugun is Medium density residential, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Open space.
Does Tugun have heritage-listed places?
Tugun has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Tugun hilly or flat?
Tugun is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 23% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 47 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Tugun?
Across 4,095 surveyed parcels in Tugun, the median lot size is about 505 m². There are also 312 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Tugun have a train station?
There is no train station inside Tugun itself. The suburb is served by 23 bus stops.
What is the population of Tugun?
At the 2021 Census Tugun had 7,175 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Currumbin - Tugun statistical area, which contains Tugun, went from 9,345 people in 2001 to 13,477 in 2025, up 44%.
Is Tugun an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tugun scores 1016 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tugun?
Median household income in Tugun was $1,737 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currumbin | 1.6 km | 33% | 67% |
| Bilinga | 1.9 km | 46% | 25% |
| Currumbin Waters | 3.0 km | 49% | 55% |
| Coolangatta | 4.6 km | 36% | 5% |
| Elanora | 4.8 km | 42% | 49% |
| Palm Beach | 4.8 km | 80% | 13% |
| Tallebudgera | 6.8 km | 29% | 90% |
| Burleigh Heads | 6.9 km | 17% | 47% |
| Burleigh Waters | 8.9 km | 70% | 11% |
| Reedy Creek | 10.2 km | 3% | 90% |