North Mackay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Mackay
(Mackay Regional, QLD) - 7.26 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
7.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Mackay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across North Mackay properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,412 North Mackay properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,412 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in North Mackay.
North Mackay at a glance
Schools in and near North Mackay
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
5 schools providing primary years and 3 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 North Mackay is zoned
Selling in North Mackay? 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 7.26 km², North Mackay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 81% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Open space. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 774 m² across 3,135 parcels.
Who lives in North Mackay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Mackay 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 918, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Mackay's 6,194 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Mackay, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Mackay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Mackay itself.
5,659 in 2001 to 6,418 in 2025, up 13%.
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 Mackay 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 North Mackay 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.
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 Mackay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →North Mackay planning - frequently asked
Is North Mackay flood-prone?
About 81% of North Mackay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 77% of the 3,412 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is North Mackay bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers North Mackay and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mackay Regional average is 26%).
What is the zoning in North Mackay?
The dominant planning zone in North Mackay is Open space, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Medium density residential.
Does North Mackay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within North Mackay.
Is North Mackay hilly or flat?
North Mackay is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 4 m to 34 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in North Mackay?
Across 3,135 surveyed parcels in North Mackay, the median lot size is about 774 m². There are also 222 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does North Mackay have a train station?
There is no train station inside North Mackay itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of North Mackay?
At the 2021 Census North Mackay had 6,194 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider North Mackay statistical area, which contains North Mackay, went from 5,659 people in 2001 to 6,418 in 2025, up 13%.
Is North Mackay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Mackay scores 918 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in North Mackay?
Median household income in North Mackay was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,448 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cremorne | 1.5 km | 100% | 0% |
| Mount Pleasant | 2.3 km | 30% | 2% |
| Mackay | 2.4 km | 98% | 0% |
| Mackay Harbour | 3.1 km | 70% | 17% |
| Andergrove | 3.2 km | 72% | 14% |
| West Mackay | 3.9 km | 74% | 2% |
| Beaconsfield | 3.9 km | 61% | 2% |
| East Mackay | 4.0 km | 92% | 1% |
| Foulden | 4.3 km | 100% | 0% |
| South Mackay | 4.9 km | 86% | 3% |