Mentmore flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mentmore (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 136.81 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mentmore's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mentmore properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 8 Mentmore properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mentmore at a glance

Parcels 15 Median lot 1,815,510 m² Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 24%

Schools in and near Mentmore

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: 4.18 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.15 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 Mentmore is zoned

Rural 96%
Open space 4%

Selling in Mentmore? 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 136.81 km², Mentmore is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 1,815,510 m² across 15 parcels.

Mentmore 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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Mentmore 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.

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 Mentmore lot.

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Mentmore planning - frequently asked

Is Mentmore flood-prone?

About 16% of Mentmore falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 75% of the 8 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 6 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Mentmore bushfire-prone?

Around 15% of Mentmore is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Mentmore?

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

Does Mentmore have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mentmore.

Is Mentmore hilly or flat?

Mentmore is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 32 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mentmore?

Across 15 surveyed parcels in Mentmore, the median lot size is about 1,815,510 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Pindi Pindi 11.0 km <1% 16%
Midge Point 11.8 km 26% 48%
St Helens Beach 12.0 km 32% 19%
Yalboroo 13.6 km <1% 52%
Calen 15.4 km 3% 35%
Laguna Quays 16.2 km 8% 65%
Bloomsbury 16.8 km 2% 51%
Mount Pelion 21.1 km 9% 37%
Lethebrook
Whitsunday Regional
24.9 km 98% 11%
Mount Charlton 26.8 km 0% 48%

See all Mackay Regional suburb profiles →