Eungella Dam flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eungella Dam
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 380.69 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
380.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eungella Dam's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Eungella Dam properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 7 Eungella Dam properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 7 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Eungella Dam.
Eungella Dam at a glance
Schools in and near Eungella Dam
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: 2.64 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 24.72 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 Dam is zoned
Selling in Eungella Dam? 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 380.69 km², Eungella Dam is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 3,301,494 m² across 39 parcels.
Who lives in Eungella Dam
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eungella Dam suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Eungella Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eungella Dam. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eungella Dam itself.
0 in 2001 to 9 in 2025.
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 Dam 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 Eungella Dam 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 Dam. 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 Dam lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Eungella Dam planning - frequently asked
Is Eungella Dam flood-prone?
About 24% of Eungella Dam falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 7 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Eungella Dam bushfire-prone?
Around 83% of Eungella Dam is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
What is the zoning in Eungella Dam?
The dominant planning zone in Eungella Dam is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open space and Conservation.
Does Eungella Dam have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Eungella Dam.
Is Eungella Dam hilly or flat?
Eungella Dam is hilly: the median ground slope is about 18%, and 57% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 420 m to 1103 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Eungella Dam?
Across 39 surveyed parcels in Eungella Dam, the median lot size is about 3,301,494 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eungella | 10.2 km | 19% | 39% |
| Broken River | 12.6 km | 26% | 44% |
| Netherdale | 16.7 km | <1% | 66% |
| Dalrymple Heights | 17.7 km | 20% | 52% |
| Crediton | 20.7 km | 10% | 64% |
| Finch Hatton | 24.0 km | 7% | 56% |
| Eungella Hinterland | 26.3 km | 21% | 89% |
| Pinnacle | 31.1 km | <1% | 69% |
| Owens Creek | 34.0 km | <1% | 30% |
| Gargett | 38.5 km | 0% | 28% |