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North Eton flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of North Eton (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 20.42 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across North Eton properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 138 North Eton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

North Eton at a glance

Parcels 143 Median lot 4,518 m² Mapped easements 30 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 5%

Schools in and near North Eton

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

1

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 9.20 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 North Eton is zoned

Rural 97%
Special purpose 2%
Low impact industry 0%
Township 0%
Community facilities 0%
Open space 0%

Selling in North Eton? 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 20.42 km², North Eton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 4,518 m² across 143 parcels.

Who lives in North Eton

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

Population
189
usual residents, 2021
Median age
31
years
Median household income
$2,062
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$265
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,400
per month
Household size
2.8
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 984, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of North Eton's 189 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.0%
5-14 14.1%
15-19 10.3%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 17.3%
35-44 16.2%
45-54 11.9%
55-64 11.4%
65-74 5.9%
75-84 1.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Pioneer Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Eton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Eton 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.

North Eton 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 19 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 North Eton 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of North Eton. 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 (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a North Eton lot.

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North Eton planning - frequently asked

Is North Eton flood-prone?

About 60% of North Eton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 82% of the 138 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is North Eton bushfire-prone?

Around 6% of North Eton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in North Eton?

The dominant planning zone in North Eton is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and Low impact industry.

Does North Eton have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within North Eton.

Is North Eton hilly or flat?

North Eton is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 32 m to 45 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in North Eton?

Across 143 surveyed parcels in North Eton, the median lot size is about 4,518 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of North Eton?

At the 2021 Census North Eton had 189 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Pioneer Valley statistical area, which contains North Eton, went from 4,997 people in 2001 to 9,449 in 2025, up 89%.

Is North Eton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Eton scores 984 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 North Eton?

Median household income in North Eton was $2,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Victoria Plains 5.9 km 16% 25%
Kinchant Dam 6.3 km 28% 24%
Brightly 6.6 km 12% 38%
Marian 7.8 km 34% 4%
Eton 8.1 km 17% 62%
Homebush 9.9 km 24% 12%
Greenmount 10.6 km 0% 16%
Mirani 11.2 km 36% 1%
Pleystowe 11.7 km 50% 1%
Mia Mia 12.7 km 0% 36%

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