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Alexandra flood map & planning overlays

A 0.8% median slope, joint 8th-flattest of 104 in Mackay Regional.

A planning-constraint profile of Alexandra (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 7.48 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Alexandra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Alexandra properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 99 analysed Alexandra properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Alexandra

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
70%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
46%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±32% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Alexandra at a glance

Parcels 94 Median lot 1,199 m² Mapped easements 21 Bus stops 2 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 7%

Schools in and near Alexandra

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.31 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 5.64 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Alexandra is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Alexandra? 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 7.48 km², Alexandra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 75% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,199 m² across 94 parcels.

Who lives in Alexandra

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Alexandra suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
189
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$1,974
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$263
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,461
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 966, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Alexandra's 189 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.7%
5-14 15.2%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 1.6%
25-34 20.1%
35-44 6.5%
45-54 8.2%
55-64 15.2%
65-74 17.9%
75-84 6.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Walkerston - Eton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Alexandra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Alexandra itself.

6,919 in 2001 to 8,749 in 2025, up 26%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Alexandra data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Alexandra 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Alexandra. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Alexandra. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Alexandra lot.

Alexandra planning - frequently asked

Is Alexandra flood-prone?

About 75% of Alexandra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%. Across the suburb, 95% of the 99 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Alexandra; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Alexandra bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Alexandra and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mackay Regional average is 26%).

Is Alexandra under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Alexandra, and over about 70% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Alexandra?

The dominant planning zone in Alexandra is Rural.

Does Alexandra have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Alexandra.

Is Alexandra hilly or flat?

Alexandra is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 17 m to 22 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Alexandra?

Across 94 surveyed parcels in Alexandra, the median lot size is about 1,199 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Alexandra have a train station?

There is no train station inside Alexandra itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Alexandra?

At the 2021 Census Alexandra had 189 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Walkerston - Eton statistical area, which contains Alexandra, went from 6,919 people in 2001 to 8,749 in 2025, up 26%.

Is Alexandra an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Alexandra scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Alexandra?

Median household income in Alexandra was $1,974 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $263 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,461 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Te Kowai 2.7 km 63% <1%
Walkerston 3.4 km 77% 2%
Racecourse 3.9 km 68% 2%
Dumbleton 4.2 km 55% 18%
Erakala 4.6 km 44% 7%
Palmyra 5.1 km 41% 18%
Ooralea 5.4 km 60% 0%
Foulden 5.9 km 100% 0%
Greenmount 6.5 km Not mapped 16%
Glenella 6.7 km 43% 11%

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