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Shoal Point flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Shoal Point (Mackay Regional, QLD) - 6.1 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 Shoal Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Shoal Point properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 612 Shoal Point properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Shoal Point at a glance

Parcels 622 Median lot 724 m² Mapped easements 104 Bus stops 4 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 12%

Schools in and near Shoal Point

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

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: 1.03 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 4.66 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 Shoal Point is zoned

Open space 45%
Emerging community 33%
Rural 9%
Low density residential 9%
Medium density residential 4%
Neighbourhood centre 0%

Selling in Shoal Point? 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 6.1 km², Shoal Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 68% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Open space. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 724 m² across 622 parcels.

Who lives in Shoal Point

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

Population
1,104
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$2,434
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $1,937
Median rent
$380
per week, Mackay Regional suburb typical $272
Median mortgage
$2,050
per month
Household size
2.7
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1035, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Shoal Point's 1,104 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.4%
5-14 16.1%
15-19 5.0%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 10.1%
35-44 13.6%
45-54 15.0%
55-64 18.5%
65-74 9.5%
75-84 2.8%
85+ 0.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,426 in 2001 to 6,590 in 2025, up 92%.

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.

Shoal Point 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 Shoal Point 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 Shoal Point. 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 Shoal Point lot.

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Shoal Point planning - frequently asked

Is Shoal Point flood-prone?

About 68% of Shoal Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%. Across the suburb, 16% of the 612 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 95 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Shoal Point bushfire-prone?

Around 8% of Shoal Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mackay Regional average of 26%.

What is the zoning in Shoal Point?

The dominant planning zone in Shoal Point is Open space, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Rural.

Does Shoal Point have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Shoal Point.

Is Shoal Point hilly or flat?

Shoal Point is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 3% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 20 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Shoal Point?

Across 622 surveyed parcels in Shoal Point, the median lot size is about 724 m². There are also 104 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Shoal Point have a train station?

There is no train station inside Shoal Point itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.

What is the population of Shoal Point?

At the 2021 Census Shoal Point had 1,104 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Shoal Point - Bucasia statistical area, which contains Shoal Point, went from 3,426 people in 2001 to 6,590 in 2025, up 92%.

Is Shoal Point an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Shoal Point scores 1035 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Shoal Point?

Median household income in Shoal Point was $2,434 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,937 for the typical suburb in Mackay Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,050 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bucasia 2.5 km 75% 8%
Eimeo 4.7 km 50% 6%
Dolphin Heads 5.1 km 59% 1%
Rural View 5.6 km 34% 11%
Nindaroo 6.1 km 1% 18%
Habana 6.5 km 34% 23%
Blacks Beach 7.1 km 68% 19%
Richmond 8.5 km 20% 8%
Beaconsfield 8.8 km 61% 2%
Andergrove 9.8 km 72% 14%

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