Pindi Pindi flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Pindi Pindi (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 27.51 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Pindi Pindi properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 69 Pindi Pindi properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Pindi Pindi at a glance

Parcels 73 Median lot 188,690 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 4%

Schools in and near Pindi Pindi

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: 4.03 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 Pindi Pindi is zoned

Rural 99%
Special purpose 1%
Community facilities 0%
Conservation 0%

Selling in Pindi Pindi? 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 27.51 km², Pindi Pindi is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 188,690 m² across 73 parcels.

Who lives in Pindi Pindi

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

Population
86
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,656
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$200
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$1,517
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 910, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pindi Pindi's 86 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.0%
5-14 14.5%
15-19 4.8%
20-24 7.2%
25-34 8.4%
35-44 9.6%
45-54 19.3%
55-64 16.9%
65-74 6.0%
75-84 7.2%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Seaforth - Calen, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pindi Pindi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pindi Pindi itself.

7,079 in 2001 to 8,785 in 2025, up 24%.

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.

Pindi Pindi 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 Pindi Pindi 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 Pindi Pindi. 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 Pindi Pindi lot.

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Pindi Pindi planning - frequently asked

Is Pindi Pindi flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Pindi Pindi and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%). Across the suburb, 13% of the 69 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 9 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Pindi Pindi bushfire-prone?

Around 16% of Pindi Pindi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Pindi Pindi?

The dominant planning zone in Pindi Pindi is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and Community facilities.

Does Pindi Pindi have heritage-listed places?

Pindi Pindi has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Pindi Pindi hilly or flat?

Pindi Pindi is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 56 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Pindi Pindi?

Across 73 surveyed parcels in Pindi Pindi, the median lot size is about 188,690 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Pindi Pindi?

At the 2021 Census Pindi Pindi had 86 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Seaforth - Calen statistical area, which contains Pindi Pindi, went from 7,079 people in 2001 to 8,785 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Pindi Pindi an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pindi Pindi scores 910 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 Pindi Pindi?

Median household income in Pindi Pindi was $1,656 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Calen 4.7 km 3% 35%
St Helens Beach 6.5 km 32% 19%
Yalboroo 8.8 km <1% 52%
Mentmore 11.0 km 16% 15%
Mount Pelion 11.2 km 9% 37%
Mount Charlton 15.8 km 0% 48%
Mount Ossa 17.6 km 9% 44%
Midge Point 22.5 km 26% 48%
Seaforth 23.2 km 21% 44%
Bloomsbury 23.4 km 2% 51%

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