Mount Wyatt flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Wyatt
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 3411.35 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
3411.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Wyatt's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mount Wyatt at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Wyatt
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: 24.07 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 26.93 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 Wyatt is zoned
Selling in Mount Wyatt? 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 3411.35 km², Mount Wyatt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 7,730,391 m² across 95 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Wyatt
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Wyatt 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 960, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Collinsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Wyatt. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Wyatt itself.
4,111 in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.
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 Wyatt 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 Mount Wyatt address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Mount Wyatt lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Wyatt planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Wyatt flood-prone?
About 42% of Mount Wyatt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Mount Wyatt bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Mount Wyatt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Mount Wyatt?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Wyatt is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Mount Wyatt have heritage-listed places?
Mount Wyatt has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Wyatt?
Across 95 surveyed parcels in Mount Wyatt, the median lot size is about 7,730,391 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Mount Wyatt an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Wyatt scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springlands | 44.0 km | 49% | 91% |
| Scottville | 56.5 km | 44% | 54% |
| Collinsville | 57.3 km | 36% | 66% |
| Newlands | 70.1 km | 42% | 84% |
| Mount Coolon | 71.9 km | 55% | 69% |
| Bogie | 77.3 km | 41% | 99% |
| Gumlu | 91.9 km | 37% | 84% |
| Guthalungra | 100.5 km | 42% | 93% |
| Bowen | 106.8 km | 47% | 86% |
| Reid River Townsville City |
111.3 km | 36% | 93% |