Benholme flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Benholme (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 28.47 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicBenholme

Constraint readout

28.47 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay <1%

below council avg (34%) · #88 of 104 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 15%

below council avg (26%) · #62 of 104 mapped council suburbs

Environmental22%

below council avg (32%) · #59 of 104 in council

Heritage sites 0 Noise corridor 5% Mostly Rural Bushfire 62nd most affected of 104 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Benholme's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Benholme properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 88 Benholme properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

7 of 88 properties

Median ground slope

largely flat, measured 50 m around each address · 7% of points 15%+

Ground level

51–103 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 88 properties

No mapped risk 81 Low 1Medium 6

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Benholme.

Benholme at a glance

Parcels 97 Median lot 136,173 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 9%

Schools in and near Benholme

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.40 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 2.56 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 Benholme is zoned

Rural 98%

Open space 1%

Special purpose 1%

Selling in Benholme? 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 28.47 km², Benholme is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 136,173 m² across 97 parcels.

Who lives in Benholme

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

Population

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,312

per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937

Median mortgage

$1,933

per month

Household size

2.9

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Benholme's 81 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.8%

5-14 12.8%

15-19 11.5%

20-24 3.8%

25-34 7.7%

35-44 6.4%

45-54 11.5%

55-64 29.5%

65-74 6.4%

75-84 0.0%

85+ 6.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,997 in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.

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.

Benholme 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 Benholme 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 Benholme lot.

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Benholme planning - frequently asked

Is Benholme flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Benholme and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%). Across the suburb, 8% of the 88 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Benholme bushfire-prone?

Around 15% of Benholme is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Benholme?

The dominant planning zone in Benholme is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open space and Special purpose.

Does Benholme have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Benholme.

Is Benholme hilly or flat?

Benholme is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 7% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 51 m to 103 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Benholme?

Across 97 surveyed parcels in Benholme, the median lot size is about 136,173 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Benholme?

At the 2021 Census Benholme had 81 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains Benholme, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.

Is Benholme an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Benholme scores 963 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 Benholme?

Median household income in Benholme was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Gargett	5.3 km	0%	28%
Mount Martin	6.7 km	0%	34%
Mirani	6.9 km	36%	1%
Mia Mia	7.2 km	0%	36%
Dows Creek	7.6 km	0%	34%
Devereux Creek	10.7 km	12%	62%
Kinchant Dam	10.9 km	28%	24%
Owens Creek	12.5 km	<1%	30%
Septimus	13.6 km	0%	79%
Pinnacle	14.7 km	<1%	69%

See all Mackay Regional suburb profiles →