Beaconsfield flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Beaconsfield
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 6.25 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
6.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beaconsfield's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Beaconsfield properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,684 Beaconsfield properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,684 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Beaconsfield.
Beaconsfield at a glance
Schools in and near Beaconsfield
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Beaconsfield is zoned
Selling in Beaconsfield? 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 6.25 km², Beaconsfield is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 61% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 738 m² across 2,619 parcels.
Who lives in Beaconsfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Beaconsfield 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Beaconsfield's 5,899 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Andergrove - Beaconsfield, the wider ABS statistical area containing Beaconsfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Beaconsfield itself.
12,738 in 2001 to 17,169 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Beaconsfield data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 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 Beaconsfield 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Beaconsfield lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Beaconsfield planning - frequently asked
Is Beaconsfield flood-prone?
About 61% of Beaconsfield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 54% of the 2,684 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 314 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Beaconsfield bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Beaconsfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
What is the zoning in Beaconsfield?
The dominant planning zone in Beaconsfield is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Emerging community.
Does Beaconsfield have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Beaconsfield.
Is Beaconsfield hilly or flat?
Beaconsfield is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 21 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Beaconsfield?
Across 2,619 surveyed parcels in Beaconsfield, the median lot size is about 738 m². There are also 209 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Beaconsfield have a train station?
There is no train station inside Beaconsfield itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Beaconsfield?
At the 2021 Census Beaconsfield had 5,899 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Andergrove - Beaconsfield statistical area, which contains Beaconsfield, went from 12,738 people in 2001 to 17,169 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Beaconsfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Beaconsfield scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Beaconsfield?
Median household income in Beaconsfield was $1,726 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andergrove | 1.9 km | 72% | 14% |
| Richmond | 3.2 km | 20% | 8% |
| Rural View | 3.2 km | 34% | 11% |
| Blacks Beach | 3.4 km | 68% | 19% |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.5 km | 30% | 2% |
| North Mackay | 3.9 km | 81% | <1% |
| Glenella | 4.4 km | 43% | 11% |
| Slade Point | 4.8 km | 68% | 12% |
| Eimeo | 4.9 km | 50% | 6% |
| Nindaroo | 5.0 km | 1% | 18% |