Is Seaforth flood prone?

2.6% of mapped properties in Seaforth fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Seaforth in a bushfire zone?

86.5% of mapped properties in Seaforth fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Seaforth in the catchment for?

Seaforth falls within these school catchments: Seaforth SS, Mackay North SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Seaforth?

At the 2021 Census 6.8% of Seaforth residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (37.2%), Australian (35.6%), Irish (11.1%).

How much new development is there near Seaforth?

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

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Seaforth flood & bushfire risk

Of Seaforth’s 798 mapped properties, 2.6% are in a mapped flood area and 86.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Seaforth’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 Seaforth address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.6%

Of properties in a flood area

86.5%

Of properties in a bushfire area

798

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Seaforth

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

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Crime near Seaforth

Seaforth sits in the Seaforth police division, which recorded 117 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 117 total. Figures are for the whole Seaforth police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Seaforth

PrimarySeaforth SS

JuniorMackay North SHS

SeniorMackay North SHS

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

Who lives in Seaforth

At the 2021 Census, 6.8% of Seaforth’s 800 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English37.2%

Australian35.6%

Irish11.1%

Scottish10.8%

German6.1%

Australian Aboriginal5.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.8%

England1.6%

Philippines0.6%

Germany0.5%

Scotland0.4%

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

Development near Seaforth

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Haliday Bay · 5.8% flood Ball Bay · 0.3% flood Mount Jukes · 9% flood Mount Ossa · 22.8% flood Kuttabul · 10.8% flood Mount Pelion · 26.3% 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.