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Freshwater Point flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Freshwater Point (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 19.68 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 Freshwater Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Freshwater Point properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 123 Freshwater Point properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Freshwater Point at a glance

Parcels 130 Median lot 9,998 m² Mapped easements 18 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 8%

Schools in and near Freshwater Point

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.83 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.18 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 Freshwater Point is zoned

Open space 49%
Rural 38%
Rural residential 11%
Special purpose 3%

Selling in Freshwater Point? 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 19.68 km², Freshwater Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 74% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Open space. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 9,998 m² across 130 parcels.

Who lives in Freshwater Point

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

Population
174
usual residents, 2021
Median age
48
years
Median household income
$2,250
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$270
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,950
per month
Household size
2.5
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 910, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Freshwater Point's 174 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.3%
5-14 10.9%
15-19 2.7%
20-24 6.5%
25-34 7.1%
35-44 13.6%
45-54 18.5%
55-64 22.3%
65-74 9.8%
75-84 4.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,620 in 2001 to 12,500 in 2025, up 30%.

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.

Freshwater Point 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 Freshwater Point 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 Freshwater Point. 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 Freshwater Point lot.

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Freshwater Point planning - frequently asked

Is Freshwater Point flood-prone?

About 74% of Freshwater Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 41% of the 123 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 50 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Freshwater Point bushfire-prone?

Around 18% of Freshwater Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Freshwater Point?

The dominant planning zone in Freshwater Point is Open space, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural residential.

Does Freshwater Point have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Freshwater Point.

Is Freshwater Point hilly or flat?

Freshwater Point is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 12% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 37 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Freshwater Point?

Across 130 surveyed parcels in Freshwater Point, the median lot size is about 9,998 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Freshwater Point?

At the 2021 Census Freshwater Point had 174 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Sarina statistical area, which contains Freshwater Point, went from 9,620 people in 2001 to 12,500 in 2025, up 30%.

Is Freshwater Point an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Freshwater Point scores 910 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Freshwater Point?

Median household income in Freshwater Point was $2,250 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 $1,950 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Sarina Beach 2.9 km 50% 19%
Armstrong Beach 3.7 km 29% 31%
Campwin Beach 4.8 km 64% 13%
Grasstree Beach 6.8 km 11% 44%
Sarina 12.3 km 8% 33%
Hay Point 12.9 km 35% 15%
Alligator Creek 13.1 km 16% 22%
Munbura 16.6 km 4% 4%
Balberra 19.0 km 46% 3%
Dunnrock 19.0 km 93% <1%

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