Is Balnagowan flood prone?

63% of mapped properties in Balnagowan fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Balnagowan in a bushfire zone?

43.9% of mapped properties in Balnagowan fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Balnagowan in the catchment for?

Balnagowan falls within these school catchments: Coningsby SS, Hampden SS, Marian SS, Walkerston SS, Mackay North SHS, Mackay SHS, Mirani SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Balnagowan?

At the 2021 Census 6.8% of Balnagowan residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (50%), English (34%), Irish (11%).

How much new development is there near Balnagowan?

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings (536 houses, 68 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Balnagowan flood & bushfire risk

Of Balnagowan’s 262 mapped properties, 63% are in a mapped flood area and 43.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Balnagowan’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Balnagowan address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

63%

Of properties in a flood area

43.9%

Of properties in a bushfire area

262

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Balnagowan

Flood and bushfire areas across Balnagowan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Balnagowan

Balnagowan sits in the Farleigh police division, which recorded 274 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 274 total. Figures are for the whole Farleigh police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Balnagowan

PrimaryConingsby SS · Hampden SS · Marian SS · Walkerston SS

JuniorMackay North SHS · Mackay SHS · Mirani SHS

SeniorMackay North SHS · Mackay SHS · Mirani SHS

Balnagowan can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Balnagowan

At the 2021 Census, 6.8% of Balnagowan’s 438 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%

English34%

Irish11%

Maltese11%

Scottish8.2%

German4.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.7%

South Africa2.1%

Malta0.9%

England0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Balnagowan

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

604

Dwellings/yr

536

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Balnagowan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Balnagowan address:

Nearby suburbs

Pleystowe · 95% flood The Leap · 3.4% flood Walkerston · 83.7% flood Dumbleton · 64.2% flood Greenmount (Mackay) · 29.3% flood Hampden · 4.1% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.