Crediton flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Crediton (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 308.2 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Crediton 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 Crediton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Crediton at a glance

Parcels 122 Median lot 166,548 m² Mapped easements 3 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 79%

Schools in and near Crediton

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 3.75 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 25.32 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 Crediton is zoned

Conservation 88%
Rural 10%
Open space 2%
Unzoned 0%
Special purpose 0%

Selling in Crediton? 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 308.2 km², Crediton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 166,548 m² across 122 parcels.

Who lives in Crediton

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

Population
109
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,166
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$265
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,000
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 869, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Crediton's 109 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.7%
5-14 23.4%
15-19 8.1%
20-24 3.6%
25-34 2.7%
35-44 17.1%
45-54 10.8%
55-64 15.3%
65-74 10.8%
75-84 5.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

0 in 2001 to 9 in 2025.

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.

Crediton 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Crediton 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 Crediton. 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 Crediton lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Crediton planning - frequently asked

Is Crediton flood-prone?

About 10% of Crediton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 88 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Crediton bushfire-prone?

Around 64% of Crediton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Crediton?

The dominant planning zone in Crediton is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Open space.

Does Crediton have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Crediton.

Is Crediton hilly or flat?

Crediton is hilly: the median ground slope is about 12%, and 38% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 749 m to 950 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Crediton?

Across 122 surveyed parcels in Crediton, the median lot size is about 166,548 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Crediton?

At the 2021 Census Crediton had 109 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.9 people.

Is Crediton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Crediton 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).

What is the median household income in Crediton?

Median household income in Crediton was $1,166 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Broken River 11.9 km 26% 44%
Pinnacle 14.6 km <1% 69%
Netherdale 16.4 km <1% 66%
Finch Hatton 16.5 km 7% 56%
Eungella 16.9 km 19% 39%
Eungella Dam 20.7 km 24% 83%
Septimus 22.2 km 0% 79%
Dalrymple Heights 22.6 km 20% 52%
Owens Creek 24.6 km <1% 30%
Gargett 24.7 km 0% 28%

See all Mackay Regional suburb profiles →