Eungella flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Eungella (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 42.4 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Eungella properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 189 Eungella properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Eungella at a glance

Parcels 199 Median lot 6,273 m² Mapped easements 8 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 96%

Schools in and near Eungella

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

1

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: 35.28 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 Eungella is zoned

Rural 68%
Conservation 28%
Open space 3%
Township 0%
Community facilities 0%
Special purpose 0%

Selling in Eungella? 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 42.4 km², Eungella is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 6,273 m² across 199 parcels.

Who lives in Eungella

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

Population
190
usual residents, 2021
Median age
52
years
Median household income
$771
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$250
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,083
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 869, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Eungella's 190 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.9%
5-14 13.4%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 2.8%
25-34 6.7%
35-44 5.6%
45-54 15.1%
55-64 22.3%
65-74 15.1%
75-84 8.9%
85+ 1.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Eungella 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 Eungella 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 Eungella. 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 Eungella lot.

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Eungella planning - frequently asked

Is Eungella flood-prone?

About 19% of Eungella falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 189 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Eungella bushfire-prone?

Around 39% of Eungella is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Eungella?

The dominant planning zone in Eungella is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Open space.

Does Eungella have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Eungella.

Is Eungella hilly or flat?

Eungella is steep: the median ground slope is about 19%, and 67% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 576 m to 935 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Eungella?

Across 199 surveyed parcels in Eungella, the median lot size is about 6,273 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Eungella?

At the 2021 Census Eungella had 190 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains Eungella, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.

Is Eungella an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eungella 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 Eungella?

Median household income in Eungella was $771 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Broken River 5.1 km 26% 44%
Netherdale 6.5 km <1% 66%
Dalrymple Heights 8.5 km 20% 52%
Eungella Dam 10.2 km 24% 83%
Finch Hatton 14.1 km 7% 56%
Crediton 16.9 km 10% 64%
Pinnacle 22.9 km <1% 69%
Eungella Hinterland 23.6 km 21% 89%
Owens Creek 23.9 km <1% 30%
Gargett 29.0 km 0% 28%

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