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East Mackay flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of East Mackay (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 3.3 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.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across East Mackay properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,884 East Mackay properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

East Mackay at a glance

Parcels 1,882 Median lot 714 m² Mapped easements 85 Bus stops 15 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 4%

Schools in and near East Mackay

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

2

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.86 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 East Mackay is zoned

Low density residential 31%
Conservation 25%
Mackay Waterfront PDA 24%
Open space 12%
Medium density residential 7%
Community facilities 2%

Selling in East Mackay? 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 3.3 km², East Mackay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 92% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 1% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 714 m² across 1,882 parcels.

Who lives in East Mackay

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

Population
3,725
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$1,718
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$320
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,625
per month
Household size
2.3
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of East Mackay's 3,725 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.0%
5-14 12.3%
15-19 6.0%
20-24 5.7%
25-34 12.1%
35-44 11.2%
45-54 14.3%
55-64 13.1%
65-74 9.9%
75-84 5.7%
85+ 4.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,279 in 2001 to 3,820 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

East Mackay 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 East Mackay 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 East Mackay. 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 East Mackay lot.

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East Mackay planning - frequently asked

Is East Mackay flood-prone?

About 92% of East Mackay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 98% of the 1,884 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 34 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is East Mackay bushfire-prone?

Around 1% of East Mackay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in East Mackay?

The dominant planning zone in East Mackay is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Mackay Waterfront PDA.

Does East Mackay have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within East Mackay.

Is East Mackay hilly or flat?

East Mackay is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 6 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in East Mackay?

Across 1,882 surveyed parcels in East Mackay, the median lot size is about 714 m². There are also 85 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does East Mackay have a train station?

There is no train station inside East Mackay itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.

What is the population of East Mackay?

At the 2021 Census East Mackay had 3,725 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider East Mackay statistical area, which contains East Mackay, went from 3,279 people in 2001 to 3,820 in 2025, up 16%.

Is East Mackay an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Mackay scores 963 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 East Mackay?

Median household income in East Mackay was $1,718 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mackay 1.8 km 98% 0%
South Mackay 2.4 km 86% 3%
Cremorne 2.5 km 100% 0%
West Mackay 3.6 km 74% 2%
North Mackay 4.0 km 81% <1%
Mackay Harbour 4.5 km 70% 17%
Paget 5.0 km 81% 6%
Mount Pleasant 5.4 km 30% 2%
Foulden 5.7 km 100% 0%
Ooralea 6.4 km 60% 0%

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