Erosion prone areas

The erosion prone area is the width of the coast that is considered to be vulnerable to coastal erosion and tidal inundation.

Calculation of the erosion prone area is based on: 

• a short-term erosion component from extreme storm events
• a long-term erosion component where gradual erosion is occurring
• a shoreline recession component due to sea-level rise associated with climate change
• a dune scarp component, where slumping of the scarp face occurs following erosion.

The erosion prone areas and storm tide inundation risks include projected climate change impacts up to the year 2100.

The Coastal Hazards Guideline (PDF, 398K)* provides additional information on coastal erosion and assessment of erosion prone area widths. More information concerning management of erosion prone areas can be found on the shoreline erosion management planning page.

Queensland Coastal Plan hazard area mapping

Statutory erosion prone areas are declared under Part 4 section 70 of the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 (Coastal Act) by reference to an erosion prone area plan. 
These plans are to be used for development assessment purposes, and to inform the preparation of planning instruments, such as planning schemes and regional plans under the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.
Erosion prone areas have been declared for all coastal local government areas. The statutory plans detailing them are available and accessible using the following table.

Local government area	Plan number
Aurukun, Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama Shires Local Government Area (PDF, 152K)*	APK1A
Beaudesert Shire (PDF, 348K)*	SC4071
Bowen Shire (PDF, 2.5M)*	SC3388
Brisbane City (PDF, 761K)*	SC3366
Broadsound Shire (PDF, 444K)*	SC3383
Bundaberg Shire (PDF, 304K)*	SC4070
Burdekin Shire (PDF, 557K)*	SC3389
Burketown, Doomadgee and Mornington Shires Local Government Area (PDF, 160K)*	BDM1A
Burnett Shire (Theodolite Creek to Burnett Creek) (PDF, 534K)*	SC3376
Burnett Shire (Burnett River to Baffle Creek) (PDF, 404K)*	SC3377
Caboolture Shire (PDF, 341K)*	SC3367
Cairns City (PDF, 2.2M)*	SC3395
Calliope Shire (PDF, 1.3M)*	SC3379
Caloundra City (PDF, 1.1M)*	SC3368
Cardwell Shire (PDF, 1.8M)*	SC3393
Carpentaria Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 101K)*	CAS1A
Cook Shire (Bloomfield River to Cape Bedford) (PDF, 1.0M)*	SC3397
Cook Shire (Cape Bedford to Starcke River) (PDF, 806K)*	SC3462
Cook Shire (Starke River to Cape Melville) (PDF, 894K)*	SC3463
Cook Shire (Cape Melville to North Kennedy River) (PDF, 903K)*	SC3464
Cook Shire (North Kennedy River to Colmer Point) (PDF, 3.5M)*	SC3465
Cook Shire (Colmer Point to Second Red Rocky Point) (PDF, 1.7M)*	SC3466
Cook Shire (Second Red Rocky Point to Bolt Head) (PDF, 793K)*	SC3467
Cook Shire (Bolt Head to Round Point) (PDF, 1.8M)*	SC3468
Cook Shire (Round Point to Ussher Point) (PDF, 1.9M)*	SC3469
Cook Shire & Town of Torres (Ussher Point to Patterson Hill) (PDF, 2.4M)*	SC3470
Cook Shire & Town of Torres (Patterson Hill to Van Speult Point) (PDF, 709K)*	SC3471
Cook Shire Key Map	SC3472
Cooloola Shire (PDF, 708K)*	SC3371
Douglas Shire (PDF, 1.6M)*	SC3396
Fitzroy Shire (PDF, 514K)*	SC4073
Gladstone City (PDF, 464K)*	SC3380
Gold Coast City (Coolangatta to South Stradbroke Island) (PDF, 929K)*	SC3363
Gold Coast City (South Stradbroke Island) (PDF, 229K)*	SC3364
Great Keppel Island (PDF, 403K)*	SC3805
Great Palm Island (PDF, 1.3M)*	SC3710
Hervey Bay City (Urangan to Burrum Heads) (PDF, 885K)*	SC3373
Hervey Bay City (Fraser Island) (PDF, 741K)*	SC3374
Hopevale Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 232K)*	HOS1A
Hinchinbrook Shire (PDF, 897K)*	SC3392
Hinchinbrook Shire (PDF, 897K)*	SC3392
Ipswish City (PDF, 924K)*	SC4074
Isis Shire (PDF, 349K)*	SC3375
Johnstone Shire (PDF, 1.3M)*	SC3394
Livingstone Shire (Fitzroy River to Stockyard Point) (PDF, 1.4M)*	SC3381
Lockhart River Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 347K)*	LRS1A
Logan City (PDF, 929K)*	SC4072
Mackay City (Sandringham Bay to Midge Point) (PDF, 2.0M)*	SC3385
Mackay City (Makay City) (PDF, 2.3M)*	SC4131
Maroochy Shire (PDF, 1.0M)*	SC3369
Maryborough City (PDF, 864K)*	SC3372
Miriam Vale Shire (PDF, 1.5M)*	SC3378
Mapoon and Napranum Shires Local Government Areas and Weipa Town (PDF, 134K)*	SC4076
Noosa Shire (PDF, 666K)*	SC3370
Pine Rivers (PDF, 328K)*	SC4002
Redcliffe City (PDF, 284K)*	SC4006
Redland Shire (PDF, 375K)*	SC3365
Rockhampton City (PDF, 735K)*	SC4075
Sarina Shire (PDF, 1.1M)*	SC3384
Thuringowa City (PDF, 872K)*	SC3390
Tiaro Shire (PDF, 288K)*	SC4004
Torres Shire and Northern Peninsula Region Local Government Area (PDF, 1.0M)*	TSNP1A
Torres Strait Islands Region Local Government Area (PDF, 244K)*	TSI1A
Townsville City (PDF, 1.3M)*	SC3391
Whitsunday Shire (O'Connell River to Cape Gloucester) (PDF, 1.4M)*	SC3386
Whitsunday Shire (Cumberland Islands) (PDF, 897K)*	SC3387
Woocoo Shire (PDF, 647K)*	SC4069
Wujal Wujal Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 130K)*	WWS1A
Yarrabah Community Council (PDF, 474K)*	SC4078

 

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Last updated 2 February 2012

Assessment of development on coastal land

• Buildings seaward of a coastal building line
• Coastal hazards - storm tide inundation
• Coastal management districts
• Erosion prone areas
• Excluded work
• Exemption Certificates under the Coastal Act