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Mia Mia zoning & planning overlays

Mia Mia: 11 ha lots on a gentle 5.8% slope, with a modest 36.4% bushfire overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Mia Mia (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 25.82 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mia Mia's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mia Mia properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 97 analysed Mia Mia properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mia Mia

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
62%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
29%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±19% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Mia Mia at a glance

Parcels 89 Median lot 114,217 m² Mapped easements 23 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 42%

Schools in and near Mia Mia

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: 4.25 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 4.67 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 Mia Mia address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Mia Mia is zoned

Rural 100%
Special purpose 0%
NO 0%
Conservation 0%

Selling in Mia Mia? 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 25.82 km², Mia Mia is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 114,217 m² across 89 parcels.

Who lives in Mia Mia

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

Population
118
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$2,187
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$150
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
3.1
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 979, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mia Mia's 118 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.4%
5-14 16.8%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 8.0%
25-34 8.0%
35-44 14.2%
45-54 22.1%
55-64 8.8%
65-74 12.4%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,997 in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.

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.

Mia Mia data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe 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 Mia Mia address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Mia Mia. 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 Mia Mia. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$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 Mia Mia lot.

Mia Mia planning - frequently asked

Is Mia Mia flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mia Mia, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Mackay Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Across the suburb, 3% of the 97 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Mia Mia; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Mia Mia bushfire-prone?

Around 36% of Mia Mia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

Is Mia Mia under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Mia Mia, and over about 62% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Mia Mia?

The dominant planning zone in Mia Mia is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and NO.

Does Mia Mia have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mia Mia.

Is Mia Mia hilly or flat?

Mia Mia is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 23% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 53 m to 154 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mia Mia?

Across 89 surveyed parcels in Mia Mia, the median lot size is about 114,217 m². There are also 23 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mia Mia?

At the 2021 Census Mia Mia had 118 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains Mia Mia, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.

Is Mia Mia an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mia Mia scores 979 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mia Mia?

Median household income in Mia Mia was $2,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kinchant Dam 6.9 km 28% 24%
Benholme 7.2 km <1% 15%
Mirani 7.9 km 36% 1%
Septimus 9.2 km 0% 79%
Brightly 9.6 km 12% 38%
Gargett 10.5 km Not mapped 28%
Pinevale 10.8 km 0% 81%
North Eton 12.7 km 60% 6%
Mount Martin 13.4 km Not mapped 34%
Marian 14.5 km 34% 4%

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