Devereux Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Devereux Creek
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 53.01 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
53.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Devereux Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Devereux Creek properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 196 Devereux Creek properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 196 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Devereux Creek.
Devereux Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Devereux Creek
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: 2.69 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 Devereux Creek is zoned
Selling in Devereux Creek? 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 53.01 km², Devereux Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 48,349 m² across 206 parcels.
Who lives in Devereux Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Devereux Creek 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 965, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Devereux Creek's 406 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pioneer Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Devereux Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Devereux Creek 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.
Devereux Creek 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 Devereux Creek 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 Devereux Creek. 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 Devereux Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Devereux Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Devereux Creek flood-prone?
About 12% of Devereux Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 17% of the 196 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Devereux Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Devereux Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
What is the zoning in Devereux Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Devereux Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural residential.
Does Devereux Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Devereux Creek.
Is Devereux Creek hilly or flat?
Devereux Creek is hilly: the median ground slope is about 11%, and 34% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 41 m to 172 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Devereux Creek?
Across 206 surveyed parcels in Devereux Creek, the median lot size is about 48,349 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Devereux Creek?
At the 2021 Census Devereux Creek had 406 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains Devereux Creek, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.
Is Devereux Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Devereux Creek scores 965 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 Devereux Creek?
Median household income in Devereux Creek was $2,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,788 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden | 6.7 km | 0% | 57% |
| Mirani | 6.9 km | 36% | 1% |
| Mount Martin | 7.1 km | 0% | 34% |
| Kuttabul | 9.2 km | <1% | 53% |
| Marian | 9.3 km | 34% | 4% |
| Benholme | 10.7 km | <1% | 15% |
| Kinchant Dam | 12.1 km | 28% | 24% |
| Balnagowan | 12.3 km | 13% | 29% |
| Dows Creek | 12.7 km | 0% | 34% |
| The Leap | 13.8 km | 11% | 37% |