Mount Mackay flood map & planning overlays
69.2% landslide-mapped and 99.5% under environmental overlays, mostly protected estate.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mount Mackay
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 37.74 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
37.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Mackay'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
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mount Mackay
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 31 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 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.
Mount Mackay at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Mackay
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.22 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.30 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 Mount Mackay is zoned
Selling in Mount Mackay? 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 37.74 km², Mount Mackay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 32% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 585,248 m² across 8 parcels.
Mount Mackay 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 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 Mount Mackay 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.
See what's in the $9 report →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 Mount Mackay. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Mount Mackay lot.
Mount Mackay planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Mackay flood-prone?
About 24% of Mount Mackay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%. Published flood models are held over parts of Mount Mackay; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Mount Mackay bushfire-prone?
Around 32% of Mount Mackay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
Is Mount Mackay under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 22% of Mount Mackay in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 ft. 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 Mount Mackay?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Mackay is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Mount Mackay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Mackay.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Mackay?
Across 8 surveyed parcels in Mount Mackay, the median lot size is about 585,248 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merryburn | 3.4 km | 67% | 48% |
| East Feluga | 4.6 km | 67% | 32% |
| Carmoo | 5.1 km | 70% | 54% |
| Lower Tully | 5.4 km | 91% | 38% |
| Birkalla | 5.7 km | 90% | 13% |
| Midgenoo | 6.0 km | 95% | <1% |
| Silky Oak | 6.4 km | 91% | 12% |
| Tam O'Shanter | 6.9 km | 37% | 16% |
| Tully | 7.6 km | 71% | 12% |
| Hull Heads | 7.8 km | 73% | 43% |