Kuttabul flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kuttabul (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 127.97 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 Kuttabul's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Kuttabul properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 471 Kuttabul properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Kuttabul at a glance

Parcels 480 Median lot 52,187 m² Mapped easements 48 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 55%

Schools in and near Kuttabul

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: 0.51 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 8.24 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 Kuttabul is zoned

Rural 83%
Conservation 14%
Rural residential 2%
Open space 0%
Special purpose 0%
Township 0%

Selling in Kuttabul? 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 127.97 km², Kuttabul is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 53% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 52,187 m² across 480 parcels.

Who lives in Kuttabul

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

Population
707
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$1,887
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$200
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,780
per month
Household size
2.7
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 959, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kuttabul's 707 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.2%
5-14 11.1%
15-19 7.2%
20-24 4.2%
25-34 10.1%
35-44 10.7%
45-54 20.1%
55-64 16.5%
65-74 10.0%
75-84 3.8%
85+ 1.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Kuttabul 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 Kuttabul 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 Kuttabul. 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 Kuttabul lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Kuttabul planning - frequently asked

Is Kuttabul flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Kuttabul and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%). Across the suburb, 3% of the 471 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 14 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Kuttabul bushfire-prone?

Around 53% of Kuttabul is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Kuttabul?

The dominant planning zone in Kuttabul is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural residential.

Does Kuttabul have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Kuttabul.

Is Kuttabul hilly or flat?

Kuttabul is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 25% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 15 m to 147 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kuttabul?

Across 480 surveyed parcels in Kuttabul, the median lot size is about 52,187 m². There are also 48 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kuttabul?

At the 2021 Census Kuttabul had 707 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Seaforth - Calen statistical area, which contains Kuttabul, went from 7,079 people in 2001 to 8,785 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Kuttabul an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kuttabul scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Kuttabul?

Median household income in Kuttabul was $1,887 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,780 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mount Jukes 7.3 km 24% 42%
Hampden 8.4 km 0% 57%
Devereux Creek 9.2 km 12% 62%
Mount Ossa 9.2 km 9% 44%
The Leap 11.4 km 11% 37%
Seaforth 11.5 km 21% 44%
Mount Martin 12.2 km 0% 34%
Belmunda 14.3 km 86% 30%
Ball Bay 14.4 km 7% 49%
Balnagowan 14.9 km 13% 29%

See all Mackay Regional suburb profiles →