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Mullett Creek flood map & planning overlays

87.2% bushfire-mapped and 62% flood-mapped, on 27 ha median lots.

A planning-constraint profile of Mullett Creek (Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 94.94 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 Mullett Creek'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mullett Creek

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
18%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
4%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 5,500 ft
Busiest square
~2 a day
2 a day below 3,000 ft · ±27%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Mullett Creek at a glance

Parcels 113 Median lot 266,423 m² Mapped easements 11 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Mullett Creek

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.74 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 10.81 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

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

How Mullett Creek is zoned

Rural 70%
Environmental management and conservation 30%
Community facilities 0%

Selling in Mullett Creek? 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 94.94 km², Mullett Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 62% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 266,423 m² across 113 parcels.

Who lives in Mullett Creek

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

Population
67
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,458
per week, Bundaberg Regional suburb typical $1,125
Median rent
$250
per week, Bundaberg Regional suburb typical $265
Median mortgage
$825
per month
Household size
2.6
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 895, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mullett Creek's 67 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.8%
5-14 14.1%
15-19 9.4%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 6.2%
35-44 15.6%
45-54 7.8%
55-64 29.7%
65-74 9.4%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mullett Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mullett Creek itself.

7,031 in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.

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.

Mullett Creek 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 Mullett Creek address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Mullett Creek. 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 Mullett Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Mullett Creek lot.

Mullett Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Mullett Creek flood-prone?

About 62% of Mullett Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Mullett Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Mullett Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 87% of Mullett Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.

Is Mullett Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Mullett Creek, and over about 18% 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 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Mullett Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Mullett Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Community facilities.

Does Mullett Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mullett Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Mullett Creek?

Across 113 surveyed parcels in Mullett Creek, the median lot size is about 266,423 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mullett Creek?

At the 2021 Census Mullett Creek had 67 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Mullett Creek, went from 7,031 people in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.

Is Mullett Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mullett Creek scores 895 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mullett Creek?

Median household income in Mullett Creek was $1,458 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $825 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Winfield 7.9 km 45% 87%
Watalgan 8.6 km 41% 97%
Yandaran 11.3 km 48% 86%
Miara 12.2 km 70% 74%
Rules Beach
Gladstone Regional
12.8 km 62% 39%
Rosedale
Gladstone Regional
15.9 km 43% 86%
Waterloo 17.6 km 38% 91%
Moore Park Beach 18.7 km 90% 42%
Avondale 19.5 km 62% 68%
Moorland 21.8 km 59% 54%

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