Yandina Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yandina Creek (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 26.4 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
26.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yandina Creek'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.
Yandina Creek 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 371 Yandina Creek properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 371 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Yandina Creek.
Yandina Creek at a glance
How Yandina Creek is zoned
Selling in Yandina Creek? 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 26.4 km², Yandina Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 56% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 7,280 m² across 357 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 Yandina Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yandina Creek 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 1030, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yandina Creek's 872 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eumundi - Yandina, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yandina Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yandina Creek 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 Yandina Creek 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 →Yandina Creek planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Yandina Creek?
The schematic on this page is a Yandina Creek flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 56% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Yandina Creek address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Yandina Creek flood-prone?
About 56% of Yandina Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 27% of the 371 properties we analysed in Yandina Creek carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 84 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 Yandina Creek bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 47% of Yandina Creek 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 Yandina Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Yandina Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community Facilities. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Yandina Creek have heritage-listed places?
Yandina Creek has 1 heritage-listed place 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 Yandina Creek hilly or flat?
Yandina Creek is hilly: the median lot slope is about 16%, and 52% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 1 m to 125 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 Yandina Creek?
Across 357 surveyed parcels in Yandina Creek, the median lot size is about 7,280 m². There are also 97 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 Yandina Creek?
At the 2021 Census Yandina Creek had 872 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Eumundi - Yandina statistical area, which contains Yandina Creek, 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 Yandina Creek alone.
Is Yandina Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yandina Creek scores 1030 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 Yandina Creek?
Median household income in Yandina Creek was $2,148 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $468 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,160 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Yandina Creek property?
A Yandina Creek 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.