Is Mount Ossa flood prone?

22.8% of mapped properties in Mount Ossa fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Mount Ossa in a bushfire zone?

62.1% of mapped properties in Mount Ossa fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Mount Ossa in the catchment for?

Mount Ossa falls within these school catchments: Calen District State College, Hampden SS, Mirani SS, Seaforth SS, Mackay North SHS, Mirani SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Mount Ossa?

At the 2021 Census 6.4% of Mount Ossa residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (40.8%), English (33.2%), Scottish (12.4%).

How much new development is there near Mount Ossa?

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

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Mount Ossa flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Ossa’s 369 mapped properties, 22.8% are in a mapped flood area and 62.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Ossa’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 Ossa address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

22.8%

Of properties in a flood area

62.1%

Of properties in a bushfire area

369

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Ossa

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

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Crime near Mount Ossa

Mount Ossa 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 Ossa

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

JuniorCalen District State College · Mackay North SHS · Mirani SHS

SeniorCalen District State College · Mackay North SHS · Mirani SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Ossa

At the 2021 Census, 6.4% of Mount Ossa’s 250 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.8%

English33.2%

Scottish12.4%

Irish9.6%

Maltese8%

Australian Aboriginal3.6%

Top countries of birth

England2%

New Zealand1.2%

Zimbabwe1.2%

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

Development near Mount Ossa

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Mount Pelion · 26.3% flood Kuttabul · 10.8% flood Calen · 33.4% flood Mount Charlton · 63% flood St Helens Beach · 90.7% flood Mount Jukes · 9% 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.