Is Mount Pelion flood prone?

26.3% of mapped properties in Mount Pelion fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Mount Pelion in a bushfire zone?

51.8% of mapped properties in Mount Pelion fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Mount Pelion in the catchment for?

Mount Pelion falls within these school catchments: Calen District State College.

What is the cultural makeup of Mount Pelion?

At the 2021 Census 0% of Mount Pelion residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (38.9%), Australian (36.7%), German (7.8%).

How much new development is there near Mount Pelion?

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

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Mount Pelion flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Pelion’s 137 mapped properties, 26.3% are in a mapped flood area and 51.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Pelion’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 Pelion address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

26.3%

Of properties in a flood area

51.8%

Of properties in a bushfire area

137

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Pelion

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

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Crime near Mount Pelion

Mount Pelion 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 Pelion

PrimaryCalen District State College

JuniorCalen District State College

SeniorCalen District State College

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

Who lives in Mount Pelion

At the 2021 Census, 0% of Mount Pelion’s 90 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English38.9%

Australian36.7%

German7.8%

Australian Aboriginal6.7%

Dutch4.4%

Italian4.4%

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

Development near Mount Pelion

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Mount Ossa · 22.8% flood Calen · 33.4% flood St Helens Beach · 90.7% flood Mount Charlton · 63% flood Pindi Pindi · 54.9% 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.