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 sea level rise factor of 0.8 metres
- a short-term erosion component from extreme storm events
- a long-term erosion component where gradual erosion is occurring commonly from channel migration or a sediment supply deficit
- a dune scarp component, where slumping of the scarp face occurs following erosion
- erosion risk due to future sea level rise from climate change both by permanent inundation of land by tidal water and the morphological response of the coast to elevated water level
- a 40% safety factor.
The Coastal hazard technical guide (PDF, 348KB) provides additional information on coastal erosion and storm tide inundation and assessment of erosion prone area widths.
Read more about shoreline erosion management planning.
Erosion prone area plans
Erosion prone areas have been declared for all coastal local government areas in Queensland.
These areas are shown on erosion prone area plans.
These plans are used for development assessment purposes, and to inform the preparation of planning instruments, such as planning schemes and regional plans under the Planning Act 2016.
The plans are listed by local government area in the following table.
| Local government area (plans current as at July 2015) | Plan number |
|---|
| Aurukun, Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama Shires Local Government Area (PDF, 313KB) |
APK3A |
| Brisbane City Local Government Area (PDF, 577KB) |
BRC3A |
| Bundaberg Region Local Government Area (PDF, 1.7MB) |
BUR3A |
| Burdekin Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 1.4MB) |
BUS3A |
| Burke, Doomadgee and Mornington Shires Local Government Area (PDF, 225KB) |
BDM3A |
| Cairns Region Local Government Area (PDF, 2.4MB) |
CAR3A |
| Carpentaria Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 311KB) |
CAS3A |
| Cassowary Coast Region Local Government Area (PDF, 2.0MB) |
CCR3A |
| Cook Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 3.8MB) |
COS3A |
| Douglas Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 1.2MB) |
DOS3A |
| Fraser Coast Region Local Government Area (PDF, 2.6MB) |
FCR3A |
| Gladstone Region Local Government Area (PDF, 3.7MB) |
GLR3A |
| Gold Coast City Local Government Area (PDF, 8.6MB) |
GCC3A |
| Gympie Region Local Government Area (PDF, 601KB) |
GYR3A |
| Hinchinbrook Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 769KB) |
HIS3A |
| Hope Vale Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 577KB) |
HVS3A |
| Ipswich City Local Government Area (PDF, 377KB) |
IPC3A |
| Isaac Region Local Government Area (PDF, 1.1MB) |
ISR3A |
| Livingstone Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 2.3MB) |
LIS3A |
| Lockhart River Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 723KB) |
LRS3A |
| Logan City Local Government Area (PDF, 378KB) |
LOC3A |
| Mackay Region Local Government Area (PDF, 4.4MB) |
MAR3A |
| Mapoon and Napranum Shires Local Government Areas and Weipa Town Local Government Area (PDF, 218KB) |
MNW3A |
| Moreton Bay Region Local Government Area (PDF, 1.4MB) |
MBR3A |
| Noosa Shire Region Local Government Area (PDF, 2.2MB) |
NOS3A |
| Northern Peninsula Area Region Local Government Area (PDF, 748KB) |
NPA3B |
| Palm Island Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 300KB) |
PIS3A |
| Redland City Local Government Area (PDF, 1.1MB) |
REC3A |
| Rockhampton Region Local Government Area (PDF, 446KB) |
ROR3A |
| Sunshine Coast Region Local Government Area (PDF, 4.7MB) |
SCR3A |
| Torres Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 2.2MB) |
TSS3A |
| Torres Strait Islands Region Local Government Area (PDF, 484KB) |
TSI3A |
| Townsville City Local Government Area (PDF, 4.0MB) |
TOC3A |
| Whitsunday Region Local Government Area (PDF, 3.9MB) |
WHR3A |
| Wujal Wujal Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 291KB) |
WWS3A |
| Yarrabah Shire Local Government Area (PDF, 557KB) |
YAS3A |
Changing the erosion prone area
The erosion prone area plans are updated periodically as more detailed on-ground studies are incorporated into the mapping.
Any dispute about the extent of the erosion prone area must be accompanied by a report from a suitably qualified person using the methodology outlined in the Coastal hazard technical guide (PDF, 348KB).
For more information email coastal.support@des.qld.gov.au
