Crediton flood map & planning overlays
Ground at Crediton reaches 950 m, 3rd-highest anywhere in Queensland.
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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 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
308.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crediton'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 Crediton properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 88 analysed Crediton properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 88 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Crediton.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Crediton
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
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.
Crediton at a glance
Schools in and near Crediton
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 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.
Which school zone is a Crediton address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Crediton is zoned
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.
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.
Age profile
Share of Crediton's 109 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →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 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Crediton lot.
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 36%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 88 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Crediton; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Crediton bushfire-prone?
Around 64% of Crediton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
Is Crediton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 9% of Crediton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. 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 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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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 | Not mapped | 28% |