Is Pleystowe flood prone?

95% of mapped properties in Pleystowe fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Pleystowe in a bushfire zone?

14.9% of mapped properties in Pleystowe fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Pleystowe in the catchment for?

Pleystowe falls within these school catchments: Marian SS, Walkerston SS, Mackay SHS, Mirani SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Pleystowe?

At the 2021 Census 12.4% of Pleystowe residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (43.3%), English (33.5%), Maltese (11%).

How much new development is there near Pleystowe?

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

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Pleystowe flood & bushfire risk

Of Pleystowe’s 261 mapped properties, 95% are in a mapped flood area and 14.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pleystowe’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Pleystowe address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

95%

Of properties in a flood area

14.9%

Of properties in a bushfire area

261

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pleystowe

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

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Crime near Pleystowe

Pleystowe sits in the Walkerston police division, which recorded 201 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 201 total. Figures are for the whole Walkerston police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Pleystowe

PrimaryMarian SS · Walkerston SS

JuniorMackay SHS · Mirani SHS

SeniorMackay SHS · Mirani SHS

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

Who lives in Pleystowe

At the 2021 Census, 12.4% of Pleystowe’s 418 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.3%

English33.5%

Maltese11%

Scottish7.7%

Irish4.8%

German4.3%

Top countries of birth

Malta3.1%

South Africa2.2%

New Zealand1.7%

Scotland1.2%

England1%

Fiji0.7%

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

Development near Pleystowe

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pleystowe address:

Nearby suburbs

Balnagowan · 63% flood Greenmount (Mackay) · 29.3% flood Walkerston · 83.7% flood Dumbleton · 64.2% flood Victoria Plains · 63.9% flood Marian · 98.2% 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.