Mirani flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mirani
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 51.43 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
51.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mirani's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Mirani properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 844 Mirani properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 844 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mirani.
Mirani at a glance
Schools in and near Mirani
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
1 school providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Mirani is zoned
Selling in Mirani? 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 51.43 km², Mirani is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 1% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,150 m² across 835 parcels.
Who lives in Mirani
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mirani 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 935, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mirani's 1,806 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pioneer Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mirani. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mirani 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.
Mirani 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 Mirani 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 Mirani lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mirani planning - frequently asked
Is Mirani flood-prone?
About 36% of Mirani falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 27% of the 844 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Mirani bushfire-prone?
Around 1% of Mirani is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
What is the zoning in Mirani?
The dominant planning zone in Mirani is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open space and Special purpose.
Does Mirani have heritage-listed places?
Mirani has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mirani hilly or flat?
Mirani is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 47 m to 57 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mirani?
Across 835 surveyed parcels in Mirani, the median lot size is about 1,150 m². There are also 117 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mirani have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mirani itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Mirani?
At the 2021 Census Mirani had 1,806 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains Mirani, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.
Is Mirani an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mirani scores 935 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mirani?
Median household income in Mirani was $1,872 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,647 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinchant Dam | 5.9 km | 28% | 24% |
| Devereux Creek | 6.9 km | 12% | 62% |
| Benholme | 6.9 km | <1% | 15% |
| Mia Mia | 7.9 km | 0% | 36% |
| Marian | 8.4 km | 34% | 4% |
| Mount Martin | 8.7 km | 0% | 34% |
| North Eton | 11.2 km | 60% | 6% |
| Hampden | 12.0 km | 0% | 57% |
| Gargett | 12.2 km | 0% | 28% |
| Brightly | 12.5 km | 12% | 38% |