Mighell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mighell
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.34 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mighell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mighell at a glance
Schools in and near Mighell
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: 0.14 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.42 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 Mighell is zoned
Selling in Mighell? 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 4.34 km², Mighell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,154 m² across 289 parcels.
Who lives in Mighell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mighell 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 884, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mighell's 363 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Innisfail, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mighell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mighell itself.
9,719 in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Mighell 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 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 Mighell 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 Mighell. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Mighell lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mighell planning - frequently asked
Is Mighell flood-prone?
About 100% of Mighell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Mighell bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Mighell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Mighell?
The dominant planning zone in Mighell is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Special purpose.
Does Mighell have heritage-listed places?
Mighell has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mighell?
Across 289 surveyed parcels in Mighell, the median lot size is about 1,154 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mighell?
At the 2021 Census Mighell had 363 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains Mighell, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Mighell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mighell scores 884 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mighell?
Median household income in Mighell was $905 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $218 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,088 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Innisfail | 1.5 km | 92% | 21% |
| Goondi Hill | 1.6 km | 100% | 11% |
| Innisfail | 1.9 km | 99% | 10% |
| Mundoo | 2.2 km | 89% | 2% |
| South Innisfail | 2.5 km | 100% | 58% |
| Goondi Bend | 2.6 km | 100% | 0% |
| Hudson | 2.9 km | 100% | 0% |
| Webb | 3.0 km | 100% | 17% |
| Comoon Loop | 3.0 km | 100% | 10% |
| Cullinane | 3.1 km | 100% | 3% |