Netherdale flood map & planning overlays
88.4% landslide-mapped, 3rd in Mackay Regional. Netherdale's slopes need respect.
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A planning-constraint profile of Netherdale
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 47.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
47.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Netherdale'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 Netherdale properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 104 analysed Netherdale properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 104 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Netherdale.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Netherdale
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
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.
Netherdale at a glance
Schools in and near Netherdale
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: 0.46 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 27.92 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 Netherdale is zoned
Selling in Netherdale? 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 47.5 km², Netherdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 22,908 m² across 123 parcels.
Who lives in Netherdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Netherdale 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 869, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Netherdale's 121 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pioneer Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Netherdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Netherdale 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.
Netherdale 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 | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Netherdale 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Netherdale. 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 Netherdale. 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).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Netherdale lot.
Netherdale planning - frequently asked
Is Netherdale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Netherdale and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 36%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 104 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Netherdale; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Netherdale bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Netherdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.
Is Netherdale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Netherdale, and over about 23% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,500 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 Netherdale?
The dominant planning zone in Netherdale is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Netherdale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Netherdale.
Is Netherdale hilly or flat?
Netherdale is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 30% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 129 m to 352 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Netherdale?
Across 123 surveyed parcels in Netherdale, the median lot size is about 22,908 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Netherdale?
At the 2021 Census Netherdale had 121 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains Netherdale, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.
Is Netherdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Netherdale scores 869 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Netherdale?
Median household income in Netherdale was $780 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,434 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalrymple Heights | 6.3 km | 20% | 52% |
| Broken River | 6.4 km | 26% | 44% |
| Eungella | 6.5 km | 19% | 39% |
| Finch Hatton | 7.8 km | 7% | 56% |
| Crediton | 16.4 km | 10% | 64% |
| Eungella Dam | 16.7 km | 24% | 83% |
| Owens Creek | 17.4 km | <1% | 30% |
| Pinnacle | 17.9 km | <1% | 69% |
| Gargett | 22.9 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Dows Creek | 23.8 km | Not mapped | 34% |