Mandalay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mandalay
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 3.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mandalay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mandalay at a glance
Schools in and near Mandalay
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: 2.73 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.52 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 Mandalay is zoned
Selling in Mandalay? 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 3.24 km², Mandalay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 87% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,115 m² across 241 parcels.
Who lives in Mandalay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mandalay suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mandalay's 338 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Airlie - Whitsundays, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mandalay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mandalay itself.
8,192 in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Mandalay 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 12 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 Mandalay address
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See what's in the $9 report →Mandalay planning - frequently asked
Is Mandalay flood-prone?
About 87% of Mandalay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Mandalay bushfire-prone?
Around 71% of Mandalay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Mandalay?
The dominant planning zone in Mandalay is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Mandalay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mandalay.
What is the typical lot size in Mandalay?
Across 241 surveyed parcels in Mandalay, the median lot size is about 1,115 m². There are also 56 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mandalay have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mandalay itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Mandalay?
At the 2021 Census Mandalay had 338 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area, which contains Mandalay, went from 8,192 people in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Mandalay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mandalay scores 953 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 Mandalay?
Median household income in Mandalay was $1,575 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,745 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flametree | 1.4 km | 68% | 97% |
| Airlie Beach | 2.0 km | 40% | 87% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 2.1 km | 19% | 90% |
| Mount Rooper | 3.0 km | 4% | 91% |
| Cannonvale | 4.7 km | 36% | 76% |
| Shute Harbour | 6.0 km | 76% | 66% |
| Brandy Creek | 9.3 km | <1% | 92% |
| Riordanvale | 9.8 km | 6% | 91% |
| Woodwark | 10.0 km | 44% | 93% |
| Cannon Valley | 10.3 km | 42% | 76% |