Woombye flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woombye (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 13.84 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
13.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woombye'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.
Woombye 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 1,821 Woombye properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,821 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Woombye.
Woombye at a glance
How Woombye is zoned
Selling in Woombye? 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 13.84 km², Woombye is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 888 m² across 1,761 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 Woombye
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woombye 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 990, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woombye's 3,944 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Nambour, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woombye. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woombye itself.
15,361 in 2001 to 24,674 in 2025, up 61%.
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 Woombye 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 →Woombye planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Woombye?
The schematic on this page is a Woombye flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 20% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Woombye address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Woombye flood-prone?
About 20% of Woombye falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 14% of the 1,821 properties we analysed in Woombye carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 171 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 Woombye bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 25% of Woombye 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 Woombye?
The dominant planning zone in Woombye is Rural, though the suburb also includes Sport and Recreation and Low Density Residential. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Woombye have heritage-listed places?
Woombye has 10 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.
Is Woombye hilly or flat?
Woombye is hilly: the median lot slope is about 13%, and 35% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 15 m to 77 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 Woombye?
Across 1,761 surveyed parcels in Woombye, the median lot size is about 888 m². There are also 880 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 Woombye have a train station?
Yes - Woombye has 1 train station: Woombye station. It is also served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Woombye?
At the 2021 Census Woombye had 3,944 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Nambour statistical area, which contains Woombye, went from 15,361 people in 2001 to 24,674 in 2025, up 61%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Woombye alone.
Is Woombye an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woombye scores 990 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 Woombye?
Median household income in Woombye was $1,763 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,830 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Woombye property?
A Woombye 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.