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Mirani flood map & planning overlays

Mirani skews young for the district, with a median age of 33.

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 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mirani'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.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mirani properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 844 analysed Mirani properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mirani

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
81%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
71%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±10% · 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.

Mirani at a glance

Parcels 836 Median lot 1,143 m² Mapped easements 119 Bus stops 2 Schools in suburb 3 Landslide overlay 9%

Schools in and near Mirani

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

3

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.

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

How Mirani is zoned

Rural 89%
Open space 4%
Special purpose 2%
Emerging community 2%
Sport and recreation 1%
Low density residential 1%

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 1,143 m² across 836 parcels.

Who lives in Mirani

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

Population
1,806
usual residents, 2021
Median age
33
years
Median household income
$1,872
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$325
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,647
per month
Household size
2.9
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 935, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mirani's 1,806 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.0%
5-14 17.2%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 5.7%
25-34 13.1%
35-44 13.9%
45-54 11.0%
55-64 9.0%
65-74 7.7%
75-84 4.6%
85+ 2.4%

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.

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 Mirani address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Mirani. 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 Mirani. 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 Mirani lot.

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 36%. Across the suburb, 27% of the 844 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Mirani; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Mirani bushfire-prone?

Around 1% of Mirani is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

Is Mirani under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Mirani, and over about 81% 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 3,000 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 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 836 surveyed parcels in Mirani, the median lot size is about 1,143 m². There are also 119 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-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 Not mapped 36%
Marian 8.4 km 34% 4%
Mount Martin 8.7 km Not mapped 34%
North Eton 11.2 km 60% 6%
Hampden 12.0 km 0% 57%
Gargett 12.2 km Not mapped 28%
Brightly 12.5 km 12% 38%

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