Habana flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Habana (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 91.36 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 Habana's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Habana properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 535 Habana properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Habana at a glance

Parcels 558 Median lot 20,006 m² Mapped easements 108 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 34%

Schools in and near Habana

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: 1.70 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 2.78 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 Habana is zoned

Rural 74%
Open space 21%
Rural residential 4%
Conservation 0%
Community facilities 0%
Special purpose 0%

Selling in Habana? 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 91.36 km², Habana is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 20,006 m² across 558 parcels.

Who lives in Habana

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

Population
1,022
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$2,528
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$400
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$2,046
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 1041, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Habana's 1,022 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.7%
5-14 15.7%
15-19 6.9%
20-24 5.1%
25-34 9.0%
35-44 14.7%
45-54 17.9%
55-64 14.4%
65-74 7.3%
75-84 3.6%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,079 in 2001 to 8,785 in 2025, up 24%.

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.

Habana 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 Habana 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 Habana. 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 Habana lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Habana planning - frequently asked

Is Habana flood-prone?

About 34% of Habana falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 9% of the 535 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 47 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Habana bushfire-prone?

Around 23% of Habana is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Habana?

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

Does Habana have heritage-listed places?

Habana has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Habana hilly or flat?

Habana is hilly: the median ground slope is about 13%, and 45% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 111 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Habana?

Across 558 surveyed parcels in Habana, the median lot size is about 20,006 m². There are also 108 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Habana?

At the 2021 Census Habana had 1,022 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Seaforth - Calen statistical area, which contains Habana, went from 7,079 people in 2001 to 8,785 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Habana an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Habana scores 1041 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 Habana?

Median household income in Habana was $2,528 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,046 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nindaroo 6.2 km 1% 18%
Shoal Point 6.5 km 68% 8%
Bucasia 6.9 km 75% 8%
Farleigh 7.6 km <1% 6%
The Leap 8.0 km 11% 37%
Rural View 8.7 km 34% 11%
Richmond 8.9 km 20% 8%
Eimeo 9.6 km 50% 6%
Dolphin Heads 10.5 km 59% 1%
Glenella 11.1 km 43% 11%

See all Mackay Regional suburb profiles →