Dunnrock flood map & planning overlays
Dunnrock is low, flat and settled: 93.4% flood-mapped, 0.7% slope, median age 54.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Dunnrock
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 11.19 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
11.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dunnrock'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 Dunnrock properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 44 analysed Dunnrock properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 44 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Dunnrock.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Dunnrock
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: observed, lowest 6,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Dunnrock at a glance
Schools in and near Dunnrock
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: 2.04 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.78 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 Dunnrock is zoned
Selling in Dunnrock? 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 11.19 km², Dunnrock is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 93% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 638 m² across 50 parcels.
Who lives in Dunnrock
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dunnrock 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 1018, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dunnrock's 58 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Walkerston - Eton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dunnrock. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dunnrock itself.
6,919 in 2001 to 8,749 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Dunnrock 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 Dunnrock 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Dunnrock. 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 Dunnrock. 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).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Dunnrock lot.
Dunnrock planning - frequently asked
Is Dunnrock flood-prone?
About 93% of Dunnrock falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 44 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 5 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Dunnrock; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Dunnrock bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Dunnrock and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mackay Regional average is 26%).
Is Dunnrock under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Dunnrock, and over about 48% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Dunnrock?
The dominant planning zone in Dunnrock is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Open space.
Does Dunnrock have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dunnrock.
Is Dunnrock hilly or flat?
Dunnrock is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 7 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Dunnrock?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Dunnrock, the median lot size is about 638 m².
What is the population of Dunnrock?
At the 2021 Census Dunnrock had 58 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Walkerston - Eton statistical area, which contains Dunnrock, went from 6,919 people in 2001 to 8,749 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Dunnrock an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dunnrock scores 1018 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dunnrock?
Median household income in Dunnrock was $1,468 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| McEwens Beach | 3.3 km | 93% | 10% |
| Chelona | 4.4 km | 89% | 4% |
| Rosella | 5.1 km | 25% | 0% |
| Balberra | 5.4 km | 46% | 3% |
| Alligator Creek | 6.2 km | 16% | 22% |
| Bakers Creek | 6.5 km | 88% | 4% |
| Paget | 8.6 km | 81% | 6% |
| Sandiford | 8.8 km | 42% | <1% |
| Hay Point | 9.4 km | 35% | 15% |
| Ooralea | 10.5 km | 60% | 0% |