Verrierdale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Verrierdale (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 29.61 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
29.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Verrierdale'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.
Verrierdale 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 367 Verrierdale properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 367 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Verrierdale.
Verrierdale at a glance
How Verrierdale is zoned
Selling in Verrierdale? 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 29.61 km², Verrierdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 38% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 70% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 18,993 m² across 370 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 Verrierdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Verrierdale 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 1037, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Verrierdale's 809 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eumundi - Yandina, the wider ABS statistical area containing Verrierdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Verrierdale itself.
7,701 in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%.
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 Verrierdale 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 →Verrierdale planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Verrierdale?
The schematic on this page is a Verrierdale flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 38% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Verrierdale address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Verrierdale flood-prone?
About 38% of Verrierdale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 52% of the 367 properties we analysed in Verrierdale carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 181 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 Verrierdale bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 70% of Verrierdale 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 Verrierdale?
The dominant planning zone in Verrierdale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Rural Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Verrierdale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Verrierdale. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Verrierdale hilly or flat?
Verrierdale is hilly: the median lot slope is about 15%, and 52% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 9 m to 91 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 Verrierdale?
Across 370 surveyed parcels in Verrierdale, the median lot size is about 18,993 m². There are also 44 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.
What is the population of Verrierdale?
At the 2021 Census Verrierdale had 809 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Eumundi - Yandina statistical area, which contains Verrierdale, went from 7,701 people in 2001 to 13,729 in 2025, up 78%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Verrierdale alone.
Is Verrierdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Verrierdale scores 1037 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 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 Verrierdale?
Median household income in Verrierdale was $1,831 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,055 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Verrierdale property?
A Verrierdale 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.