Is Mount Martin flood prone?

40.7% of mapped properties in Mount Martin fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Mount Martin in a bushfire zone?

58.9% of mapped properties in Mount Martin fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Mount Martin in the catchment for?

Mount Martin falls within these school catchments: Gargett SS, Mirani SS, Mirani SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Mount Martin?

At the 2021 Census 7.3% of Mount Martin residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (47.6%), English (33.5%), Scottish (13.1%).

How much new development is there near Mount Martin?

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

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Mount Martin flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Martin’s 214 mapped properties, 40.7% are in a mapped flood area and 58.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Martin’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 Mount Martin address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

40.7%

Of properties in a flood area

58.9%

Of properties in a bushfire area

214

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Martin

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

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Crime near Mount Martin

Mount Martin sits in the Mirani police division, which recorded 138 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 138 total. Figures are for the whole Mirani police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Martin

PrimaryGargett SS · Mirani SS

JuniorMirani SHS

SeniorMirani SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Martin

At the 2021 Census, 7.3% of Mount Martin’s 191 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.6%

English33.5%

Scottish13.1%

Irish6.8%

German6.3%

Maltese5.8%

Top countries of birth

England2.1%

New Zealand2.1%

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

Development near Mount Martin

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 Martin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Dows Creek · 25.4% flood Benholme · 91.6% flood Mirani · 99.9% flood Devereux Creek · 27.2% flood Gargett · 69.1% flood Kuttabul · 10.8% 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.