Broken River flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Broken River
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 5.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Broken River's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Broken River properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 7 Broken River properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 7 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Broken River.
Broken River at a glance
Schools in and near Broken River
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: 2.59 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 35.22 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 Broken River is zoned
Selling in Broken River? 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 5.79 km², Broken River is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 32,994 m² across 20 parcels.
Who lives in Broken River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Broken River 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 869, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pioneer Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Broken River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Broken River 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.
Broken River 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 19 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 Broken River 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Broken River. 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 (+$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 Broken River lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Broken River planning - frequently asked
Is Broken River flood-prone?
About 26% of Broken River falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 7 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Broken River bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of Broken River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
What is the zoning in Broken River?
The dominant planning zone in Broken River is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Broken River have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Broken River.
Is Broken River hilly or flat?
Broken River is steep: the median ground slope is about 19%, and 100% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 699 m to 736 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Broken River?
Across 20 surveyed parcels in Broken River, the median lot size is about 32,994 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Broken River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Broken River scores 869 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eungella | 5.1 km | 19% | 39% |
| Netherdale | 6.4 km | <1% | 66% |
| Dalrymple Heights | 11.5 km | 20% | 52% |
| Crediton | 11.9 km | 10% | 64% |
| Finch Hatton | 11.9 km | 7% | 56% |
| Eungella Dam | 12.6 km | 24% | 83% |
| Pinnacle | 18.7 km | <1% | 69% |
| Owens Creek | 22.1 km | <1% | 30% |
| Gargett | 26.0 km | 0% | 28% |
| Dows Creek | 28.2 km | 0% | 34% |