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Mount Pleasant flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Pleasant (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 3.87 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Pleasant's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Pleasant properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,204 Mount Pleasant properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mount Pleasant at a glance

Parcels 1,918 Median lot 794 m² Mapped easements 178 Bus stops 14 Schools in suburb 3 Landslide overlay 10%

Schools in and near Mount Pleasant

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

3

2 schools providing primary years and 1 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 Mount Pleasant is zoned

Low density residential 56%
Major centre 14%
Open space 13%
Community facilities 7%
Medium density residential 5%
Special purpose 5%

Selling in Mount Pleasant? 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 3.87 km², Mount Pleasant is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 794 m² across 1,918 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Pleasant

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

Population
4,694
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,686
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$390
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,668
per month
Household size
2.4
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 983, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Pleasant's 4,694 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.2%
5-14 13.7%
15-19 4.7%
20-24 5.5%
25-34 12.3%
35-44 13.2%
45-54 11.0%
55-64 10.7%
65-74 11.7%
75-84 9.2%
85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,717 in 2001 to 12,060 in 2025, up 80%.

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.

Mount Pleasant 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Mount Pleasant planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Pleasant flood-prone?

About 30% of Mount Pleasant falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 27% of the 2,204 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Mount Pleasant bushfire-prone?

Around 2% of Mount Pleasant is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Mount Pleasant?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Pleasant is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Major centre and Open space.

Does Mount Pleasant have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Pleasant.

Is Mount Pleasant hilly or flat?

Mount Pleasant is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 38 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Pleasant?

Across 1,918 surveyed parcels in Mount Pleasant, the median lot size is about 794 m². There are also 178 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mount Pleasant have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mount Pleasant itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.

What is the population of Mount Pleasant?

At the 2021 Census Mount Pleasant had 4,694 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Mount Pleasant - Glenella statistical area, which contains Mount Pleasant, went from 6,717 people in 2001 to 12,060 in 2025, up 80%.

Is Mount Pleasant an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Pleasant scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant?

Median household income in Mount Pleasant was $1,686 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,668 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
North Mackay 2.3 km 81% <1%
Foulden 2.5 km 100% 0%
Glenella 2.8 km 43% 11%
Cremorne 3.4 km 100% 0%
West Mackay 3.4 km 74% 2%
Beaconsfield 3.5 km 61% 2%
Mackay 3.6 km 98% 0%
Andergrove 4.0 km 72% 14%
Richmond 4.2 km 20% 8%
Erakala 4.3 km 44% 7%

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