Eimeo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eimeo
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 3.41 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
3.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eimeo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Eimeo properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,508 Eimeo properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,508 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Eimeo.
Eimeo at a glance
Schools in and near Eimeo
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: 0.36 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.07 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 Eimeo is zoned
Selling in Eimeo? 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 3.41 km², Eimeo is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Open space. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 800 m² across 1,499 parcels.
Who lives in Eimeo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eimeo 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 1006, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Eimeo's 3,285 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eimeo - Rural View, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eimeo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eimeo itself.
5,423 in 2001 to 14,911 in 2025, up 175%.
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.
Eimeo 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 Eimeo 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 Eimeo. 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 Eimeo lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Eimeo planning - frequently asked
Is Eimeo flood-prone?
About 50% of Eimeo falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 25% of the 1,508 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 365 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Eimeo bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Eimeo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
What is the zoning in Eimeo?
The dominant planning zone in Eimeo is Open space, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Rural residential.
Does Eimeo have heritage-listed places?
Eimeo has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Eimeo hilly or flat?
Eimeo is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 9% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 34 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Eimeo?
Across 1,499 surveyed parcels in Eimeo, the median lot size is about 800 m². There are also 257 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Eimeo have a train station?
There is no train station inside Eimeo itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Eimeo?
At the 2021 Census Eimeo had 3,285 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Eimeo - Rural View statistical area, which contains Eimeo, went from 5,423 people in 2001 to 14,911 in 2025, up 175%.
Is Eimeo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eimeo scores 1006 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 Eimeo?
Median household income in Eimeo was $2,304 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Heads | 1.2 km | 59% | 1% |
| Blacks Beach | 2.4 km | 68% | 19% |
| Rural View | 2.5 km | 34% | 11% |
| Bucasia | 2.8 km | 75% | 8% |
| Shoal Point | 4.7 km | 68% | 8% |
| Beaconsfield | 4.9 km | 61% | 2% |
| Andergrove | 5.4 km | 72% | 14% |
| Nindaroo | 5.4 km | 1% | 18% |
| Slade Point | 5.5 km | 68% | 12% |
| Richmond | 6.2 km | 20% | 8% |