Is Mount Charlton flood prone?

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

Is Mount Charlton in a bushfire zone?

60.2% of mapped properties in Mount Charlton fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Mount Charlton in the catchment for?

Mount Charlton falls within these school catchments: Calen District State College, Gargett SS, Hampden SS, Mirani SS, Mirani SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Mount Charlton?

At the 2021 Census 9.9% of Mount Charlton residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (31.1%), English (28.5%), Irish (15.2%).

How much new development is there near Mount Charlton?

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

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Mount Charlton flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Charlton’s 181 mapped properties, 63% are in a mapped flood area and 60.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Charlton’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 Mount Charlton address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

63%

Of properties in a flood area

60.2%

Of properties in a bushfire area

181

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Charlton

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

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Crime near Mount Charlton

Mount Charlton sits in the Calen police division, which recorded 292 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 292 total. Figures are for the whole Calen police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Charlton

PrimaryCalen District State College · Gargett SS · Hampden SS · Mirani SS

JuniorCalen District State College · Mirani SHS

SeniorCalen District State College · Mirani SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Charlton

At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Mount Charlton’s 151 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian31.1%

English28.5%

Irish15.2%

Scottish12.6%

German10.6%

Italian4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6%

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

Development near Mount Charlton

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 Mount Charlton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Charlton address:

Nearby suburbs

Calen · 33.4% flood Mount Pelion · 26.3% flood Owens Creek · 87% flood Dows Creek · 25.4% flood Mount Ossa · 22.8% flood Pindi Pindi · 54.9% flood

Other suburbs in Mackay

Compare Mount Charlton with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.