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Glenella flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Glenella (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 10.84 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 Glenella's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Glenella properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,845 Glenella properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Glenella at a glance

Parcels 1,874 Median lot 800 m² Mapped easements 271 Bus stops 7 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 15%

Schools in and near Glenella

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: 0.70 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 Glenella is zoned

Rural 70%
Low density residential 14%
Special purpose 5%
Sport and recreation 4%
Open space 2%
Rural residential 1%

Selling in Glenella? 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 10.84 km², Glenella is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 800 m² across 1,874 parcels.

Who lives in Glenella

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

Population
4,545
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$2,535
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$450
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,904
per month
Household size
2.9
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1027, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Glenella's 4,545 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.8%
5-14 15.3%
15-19 8.1%
20-24 4.8%
25-34 9.1%
35-44 14.4%
45-54 16.7%
55-64 13.0%
65-74 7.5%
75-84 3.8%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,717 in 2001 to 12,060 in 2025, up 80%.

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.

Glenella 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 Glenella 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 Glenella. 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 Glenella lot.

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Glenella planning - frequently asked

Is Glenella flood-prone?

About 43% of Glenella falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 46% of the 1,845 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Glenella bushfire-prone?

Around 11% of Glenella is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Glenella?

The dominant planning zone in Glenella is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Special purpose.

Does Glenella have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Glenella.

Is Glenella hilly or flat?

Glenella is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 9 m to 34 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Glenella?

Across 1,874 surveyed parcels in Glenella, the median lot size is about 800 m². There are also 271 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Glenella have a train station?

There is no train station inside Glenella itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.

What is the population of Glenella?

At the 2021 Census Glenella had 4,545 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Mount Pleasant - Glenella statistical area, which contains Glenella, went from 6,717 people in 2001 to 12,060 in 2025, up 80%.

Is Glenella an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenella scores 1027 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Glenella?

Median household income in Glenella was $2,535 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,904 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Erakala 2.1 km 44% 7%
Mount Pleasant 2.8 km 30% 2%
Richmond 2.8 km 20% 8%
Foulden 2.8 km 100% 0%
Beaconsfield 4.4 km 61% 2%
West Mackay 5.0 km 74% 2%
North Mackay 5.1 km 81% <1%
Farleigh 5.1 km <1% 6%
Nindaroo 5.5 km 1% 18%
Andergrove 5.8 km 72% 14%

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