Areas / Gympie Regional / Marys Creek

Marys Creek flood map & planning overlays

Marys Creek is 48.7% bushfire-mapped, on 7 ha blocks, median age 46.

A planning-constraint profile of Marys Creek (Gympie Regional, QLD) - 9.24 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Marys Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Marys Creek

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
70%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
8%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Marys Creek at a glance

Parcels 62 Median lot 65,032 m² Mapped easements 29 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Marys Creek

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 5.84 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 5.84 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Marys Creek address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Marys Creek is zoned

Rural 100%
Open Space 0%
Rural Residential 0%
Environmental Management And Conservation 0%

Selling in Marys Creek? 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 9.24 km², Marys Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 49% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 65,032 m² across 62 parcels.

Who lives in Marys Creek

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

Population
86
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$949
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $1,314
Median mortgage
$1,820
per month
Household size
2.6
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 957, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Marys Creek's 86 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 15.7%
15-19 9.6%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 7.2%
35-44 19.3%
45-54 6.0%
55-64 27.7%
65-74 9.6%
75-84 4.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

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.

Marys Creek 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Marys Creek address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Marys Creek. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Marys Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Marys Creek lot.

Marys Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Marys Creek flood-prone?

About 28% of Marys Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Marys Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Marys Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 49% of Marys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.

Is Marys Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Marys Creek, and over about 70% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 6,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Marys Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Marys Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Rural Residential.

Does Marys Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Marys Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Marys Creek?

Across 62 surveyed parcels in Marys Creek, the median lot size is about 65,032 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Marys Creek?

At the 2021 Census Marys Creek had 86 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Marys Creek, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

Is Marys Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Marys Creek scores 957 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 Marys Creek?

Median household income in Marys Creek was $949 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Scrubby Creek 3.0 km 17% 47%
Pie Creek 3.7 km 37% 67%
Nahrunda 5.5 km 69% 27%
McIntosh Creek 5.6 km 22% 65%
Widgee Crossing South 6.0 km 46% 84%
Langshaw 6.0 km 24% 59%
Mooloo 6.6 km 25% 46%
The Palms 6.6 km 52% 75%
Jones Hill 7.6 km 48% 50%
Widgee Crossing North 7.6 km 92% 51%

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