Is Blacks Beach flood prone?

4.7% of mapped properties in Blacks Beach fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Blacks Beach in a bushfire zone?

32.4% of mapped properties in Blacks Beach fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Blacks Beach in the catchment for?

Blacks Beach falls within these school catchments: Andergrove SS, Eimeo Road SS, Mackay Northern Beaches SHS, Pioneer SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Blacks Beach?

At the 2021 Census 14.9% of Blacks Beach residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (38.5%), Australian (37%), Irish (9.5%).

How much new development is there near Blacks Beach?

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

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Blacks Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Blacks Beach’s 1,983 mapped properties, 4.7% are in a mapped flood area and 32.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Blacks Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

4.7%

Of properties in a flood area

32.4%

Of properties in a bushfire area

1,983

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blacks Beach

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

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Crime near Blacks Beach

Blacks Beach sits in the Mackay Northern Beaches police division, which recorded 3,472 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 3,472 total. Figures are for the whole Mackay Northern Beaches police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Blacks Beach

PrimaryAndergrove SS · Eimeo Road SS

JuniorMackay Northern Beaches SHS · Pioneer SHS

SeniorMackay Northern Beaches SHS · Pioneer SHS

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

Who lives in Blacks Beach

At the 2021 Census, 14.9% of Blacks Beach’s 4,153 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English38.5%

Australian37%

Irish9.5%

Scottish9.4%

Australian Aboriginal6.8%

German5.5%

Top countries of birth

South Africa3.5%

New Zealand3.2%

England2.7%

Zimbabwe0.8%

Philippines0.7%

Germany0.3%

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

Development near Blacks Beach

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 Blacks Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Blacks Beach address:

Nearby suburbs

Eimeo · 5.3% flood Dolphin Heads · 18.5% flood Rural View · 20.8% flood Slade Point · 0.6% flood Andergrove · 11.5% flood Bucasia · 18% 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.